Gehyra shiva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

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

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species: Gehyra shiva

Name

Gehyra shiva Meesook, Donbundit, Jindamad, Topai, Kunya, Suthanthangjai, Suthanthangjai, Chotjuckdikul, Chonkamnord, Sumontha & Pauwels, 2025: 383

• Holotype: CUMZ-R 2635 (field no. MS 750), adult ♂, collected by W. Meesook, N. Donbundit, M. Sumontha, K. Kunya, T. Jindamad, N. Topai, N. Chotjuckdikul, W. Suthanthangjai and T. Chonkamnord on 1 July 2024.
• Type locality: “Tham (= Cave) Phra Siwa (13°19’16.0”N, 102°19’40.1”E), Khao (= Mountain) Kok Ma Muang, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand”.

References

Primary references

• Meesook, W., Donbundit, N., Jindamad, T., Topai, N., Kunya, K., Suthanthangjai, W., Suthanthangjai, M., Chotjuckdikul, N., Chonkamnord, T., Sumontha, M. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2025. A new limestone-dwelling Four-clawed Gecko from Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae: Gehyra). Zootaxa 5588(2): 381–395. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.12 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Shiva Four-clawed Gecko