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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 1: 17 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.10
Page range: 189-191
Abstract views: 25
PDF downloaded: 2

Potential taxonomic instability in the descriptions of Hemiphyllodactylus species (Squamata: Gekkonidae)—H. mengsongcunensis and H. jinghongensis—from Yunnan Province, China

Herpetology Laboratory; Department of Biology; La Sierra University; 4500 Riverwalk Parkway; Riverside; California 92515; USA.
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation; Universiti Malaysia Sabah; Jalan UMS; 88400; Kota Kinabalu; Sabah; Malaysia
Biodiversity Research Group; Center for Integrative Conservation; Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan 666303; China. University Chinese Academy of Sciences; Huairou; China.
Herpetology Laboratory; Department of Biology; La Sierra University; 4500 Riverwalk Parkway; Riverside; California 92515; USA.
Reptilia Hemiphyllodactylus Gekkonidae Yunnan Province

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How to Cite

Grismer, L.L., Quah, E.S.H., Agung, A.P. & Grismer, J.L. (2026) Potential taxonomic instability in the descriptions of Hemiphyllodactylus species (Squamata: Gekkonidae)—H. mengsongcunensis and H. jinghongensis—from Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa, 5777 (1), 189–191. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.10