. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. 1997 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 7, p. 21. Figure 4. Type locality (Indicated by arrow) of Gony- dactylus paradoxus sp. nov. at Thorn Island, Kien Giang Province. South Vietnam. gitudinal vertebral stripe; tail with dark rings sepa- rated by narrow light interspaces. Variation: The paratype specimens resemble the holotype in all major characters. SVL of seven mature males mm and mm for mature females; scale rows between ventrolateral folds 30-34; scales in a row from ch
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. 1997 Asiatic Herpetological Research Vol. 7, p. 21. Figure 4. Type locality (Indicated by arrow) of Gony- dactylus paradoxus sp. nov. at Thorn Island, Kien Giang Province. South Vietnam. gitudinal vertebral stripe; tail with dark rings sepa- rated by narrow light interspaces. Variation: The paratype specimens resemble the holotype in all major characters. SVL of seven mature males mm and mm for mature females; scale rows between ventrolateral folds 30-34; scales in a row from chin shields to vent 188-144. Variations in dorsal coloration are shown in Fig. 3. Distribution: All specimens are known only from the type locality on Hon Tom Island in South Vietnam (Fig. 4). It can be assumed that this island species also occurs one some of the neighboring small islands in the Gulf of Siam. Field notes: All specimens from the type series were collected at night on dry rocks under the canopy of a secondary dipterocarp forest. By day, however, no geckos were detected at the same place. Reproduction: Four females kept in terraria laid 2 eggs repeatedly. Following about 55 days of incuba- tion, young geckos 45-47 mm in total length were hatched. A peculiar coloration of the young involves the presence of bright white transverse rings on the tail, which are hardly noticed in the adults. Comparative notes: The intrageneric systematics of the genus Gonydactylus has been largely based on the pattern of scuttelation of the preanal and femoral areas. The presence of more or less well developed preanal or femoral pores is characteristic of all of pre- viously-described representatives of the genus, the number and disposition of these pores significantly varying in different species. The pores are commonly present in males only, although these may occasion- ally be distinguishable in females too. Some species display both femoral and preanal pores, whereas oth- ers posses
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