Dixonius

Dixonius siamensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Dixonius
Species (16): D. aaronbaueri – D. dulayaphitakorum – D. fulbrighti – D. gialaiensis – D. hangseesom – D. kaweesaki – D. lao – D. mekongensis – D. melanostictus – D. minhlei – D. muangfuangensis – D. pawangkhananti – D. siamensis – D. somchanhae – D. taoi – D. vietnamensis

Name

Dixonius Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997: 463

• Type species: Phyllodactylus siamensis Boulenger, 1898, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Bauer, A.M., Good, D.A. & Branch, W.R. 1997. The taxonomy of the Southern African leaf-toed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a review of Old World "Phyllodactylus" and the description of five new genera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4th Series 49(14): 447–497. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ngo, T.V. & Ziegler, T. 2009. A new species of Dixonius from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 85: 117–125. DOI: 10.1002/zoos.200800018
• Botov, A., Phung, T.M., Nguyen, T.Q., Bauer, A.M., Brennan, I.G. & Ziegler, T. 2015. A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phu Quy Island, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4040(1): 48–58. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.1.4 Reference page. 
• Ziegler, T., Botov, A., Nguyen, T.T., Bauer, A.M., Brennan, I.G., Ngo, H.T. & Nguyen, T.Q. 2016. First molecular verification of Dixonius vietnamensis Das, 2004 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with the description of a new species from Vinh Cuu Nature Reserve, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4136(3): 553–566. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.7 Reference page. 
• Sumontha, M., Chomngam, N., Phanamphon, E., Pawangkhanant, P., Viriyapanon, C., Thanaprayotsak, W. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2017. A new limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from Khao Sam Roi Yot massif, peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 4247(5): 556–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.5.2 Reference page. 
• Sumontha, M. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2020. A new leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from the city of Ranong, southwestern Thailand. Zootaxa 4852(2): 166–176. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4852.2.2 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.H., Sitthivong, S., Ngo, H.T., Luu, V.Q., Nguyen, T.Q., Le, M.D. & Ziegler, T. 2020. A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of Khammouane Province, central Laos. Zootaxa 4759(4): 530–542. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4759.4.4 Reference page. 
• Pauwels, O.S.G., Chomngam, N., Larsen, H. & Sumontha, M. 2020. A new limestone-dwelling leaf-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Dixonius) from coastal hills in Cha-am, peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 4845(1): 97–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4845.1.7 Reference page. 
• Nguyen, T.H., Luu, V.Q., Sitthivong, S., Ngo, H.T., Nguyen, T.Q., Le, M.D. & Ziegler, T. 2021. A new species of Dixonius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Vientiane Capital, Laos. Zootaxa 4965(2): 351–362. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4965.2.8 Reference page. 
• Luu, V.Q., Nguyen, T.H., Le, M.D., Grismer, J.L., Ha, H.B., Sitthivong, S., Hoang, T.T. & Grismer, L.L. 2023. Two new species of Dixonius from Vietnam and Laos with a discussion of the taxonomy of Dixonius (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Zookeys 1163: 143–176. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1163.101230 Reference page. 
• Luu, V.Q., Grismer, J.L., Hoang, T.H., Murdoch, M.L. & Grismer, L.L. 2023. Another new species of Dixonius (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. Evolutionary Systematics 7(2): 267–284. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.105850 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dixonius . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Indochinese Leaf-toed Geckos
ไทย: จิ้งจกดิน

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