Goniurosaurus wuzhengjuni
| Goniurosaurus wuzhengjuni | |
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| Male | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Goniurosaurus |
| Species: | G. wuzhengjuni |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniurosaurus wuzhengjuni Chen & Chen, 2026 | |
Goniurosaurus wuzhengjuni is a species of gecko that belongs to the family Eublepharidae (eyelid geckos). It is native to the Guangxi province of China.[1]
Description
The dorsal regions of the head and body are grayish-white. The limbs are of similar color but densely covered in irregular black blotches.[1]
Taxonomy
It belongs to the suborder Gekkota and more specifically a member of the family Eublepharidae, also known as the eyelid geckos. Phylogenetic analyses of this species show that it is part of the a G. luii species group with species G. araneus being the sister species.[1]
Discovery
The species was described on 2026 with the holotype being GXNU 2025101603, an adult male. They were collected at 25.0636°N, 109.7391°E which is located in the Baishou Nature Reserve in Yongfu County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Also collected were three adult female paratypes.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Chen, Hui-Ling; Yu, Jia-Yi; Li, You-Bang; Li, Yu-Hui; Chen, Ze-Ning (2026-04-07). "A new species of Goniurosaurus (Sauria, Gekkota, Eublepharidae) from Guangxi, China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (2): 611–620. doi:10.3897/zse.102.177343. ISSN 1860-0743.