Gekko 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: Gekko
Subgenus: Gekko (Gekko)
Species: Gekko shiva

Name

Gekko shiva Pauwels, Meesook, Donbundit, Jindamad, Topai & Sumontha, 2025: 307

• Holotype: CUMZ-R 2627 (field no. MS 751), adult ♂, collected by W. Meesook, N. Donbundit, M. Sumontha, T. Jindamad and N. Topai on 30 June 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

• Pauwels, O.S.G., Meesook, W., Donbundit, N., Jindamad, T., Topai, N. & Sumontha, M. 2025. Gekko (Gekko) shiva, a new limestone-dwelling gecko from Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 5588(2): 305–322. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.6 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Shiva Tokay Gecko