Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi (Mocquard, 1897)

Qi, Shuo, Ngo, Hai Ngoc, Grismer, L. Lee, Wang, Hao-Tian, Song, Han-Ming, Zhu, Xiao-Yu, He, Zhu-Qing, Zhou, Zi-Chen, Li, Pi-Peng, Wang, Ji-Chao & Wang, Ying-Yong, 2025, Integrative taxonomic revision of the Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi group (Squamata: Eublepharidae): Insights from morphological and molecular data, Vertebrate Zoology 75, pp. 673-698 : 673-698

Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi group

Morphological diagnosis.

This species group can be differentiated from the other species groups by the combination of the following characters: (1) No significant sexual dimorphism in body size, SVL 73.3–113.5 mm; (2) body and limbs robust; FLL / SVL ratio 0.29–0.31, HLL / SVL ratio 0.41–0.44; (3) 23–46 precloacal pores in males present, form a continuous transverse series extending onto the femora; precloacal pores in females usually absent, expect in a few cases of G. lichtenfelderi ; (4) base of claws sheathed by four scales, two lateral scales of claw large, long, and curved; and (5) enlarged row of supraorbital tubercles distinct.

Distribution.

The species of G. lichtenfelderi group are distributed on Hainan Island, in the southwestern region of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, and in northeastern Vietnam. The westernmost record is located in Ba Vi District, west of the Red River, Vietnam (Fig. 7 ). See species accounts for detailed distribution of each species.

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Figure 7. Geographic distribution of accepted taxa of the Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi group. A Prior to the present taxonomic revision; B Following the revised delimitation proposed in this study; C Distributional separation of G. hainanensis and G. cf. lichtenfelderi on Hainan Island.