. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Fig. 7: Captive female of Gekko scientiadventura sp. n. (10 November 2003); note the regenerated tail. Phot. T. ZlEGLER Etymology. The species name is a patronym for a scientific magazine programme of the German Televi- sion channel ZDF called "Abenteuer Wissen" (adven- ture of knowledge) in order to acknowledge the first documentation of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park biodiversity for the German public. First live pic- tures of Gekko scienti
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Fig. 7: Captive female of Gekko scientiadventura sp. n. (10 November 2003); note the regenerated tail. Phot. T. ZlEGLER Etymology. The species name is a patronym for a scientific magazine programme of the German Televi- sion channel ZDF called "Abenteuer Wissen" (adven- ture of knowledge) in order to acknowledge the first documentation of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park biodiversity for the German public. First live pic- tures of Gekko scientiadventura sp. n. were shown on this TV programme. The name is derived from the Latin words "scientia" (knowledge, science) and "adventura" (literally = things that will come = adventure) and is a noun in apposition. Distribution So far, Gekko scientiadventura sp. n. is known only from the type locality (Fig. 8). Although currently re- garded as endemic for Vietnam, its occurrence in Laos cannot be excluded, considering the proximity of the Laotian border from the type locality. CHINA. Fig. 8: Position of the type locality within Quang Binh Prov- ince. Natural history All specimens of the type series were collected at night in primary forest, either directly on or in the immediate neighbourhood of the karst limestone outcrops that were partly overgrown with vegetation (Fig. 9). The geckos were mostly seen on the vegetation in low height ( m) rather than on the bare rocks. In contrast, these bare rocks were mostly populated by the syntopic and only recently described bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis which, in turn, tended to avoid. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. Bonn : Das Forsc
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