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[Herpetology • 2021] Gonocephalus liogaster, Gekko (Ptychozoon) cicakterbang, Dasia grisea, Oligodon signatus, et al.• Photographic Records of Reptiles from Yala and Narathiwat Provinces Reveal Seven New Species for Thailand

กิ้งก่าดงตาสีฟ้า | Gonocephalus liogaster
ตุ๊กแกบินมลายู | Gekko (Ptychozoon) cicakterbang

ตุ๊กแกเรียวมลายู | Gekko (Sundagekko) browni

งูปี่แก้วหัวศร | Oligodon signatus

in Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Yala and Narathiwat Provinces.

in Pawangkhanant, Smits, Dugdale, ... et Poyarkov, 2021.

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Photos by P. Pawangkhanant, I. Dugdale and T. Smits.

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Abstract

We report seven new country records of species of reptiles on the basis of recent herpetological surveys between 2015 – 2019 in southern Thailand: Gekko (Ptychozoon) cicakterbang, Dasia grisea, and Sphenomorphus sungaicolus from Yala Province; Gonocephalus liogaster, Gekko (Sundagekko) browni, Oligodon signatus, and Xenochrophis maculatus from Narathiwat Province. Our recent findings bring the total number of reptiles recorded in Thailand to 452 species. Furthermore, our results suggest that further intensified herpetological research efforts and international collaborations are required to increase our knowledge on the herpetofaunal diversity in the tropical rain forests of southern Thailand near the border with peninsular Malaysia.

Keywords: Gonocephalus liogaster; Gekko cicaktebang; Gekko browni; Dasia grisea; Sphenomorphus sungaicolus; Oligodon signatus; Xenochrophis maculatus; new records; distribution; taxonomy; southern Thailand

Gonocephalus liogaster in Hala Bala WS, Narathiwat Province, Thailand in situ:
two adult males observed on 6 April 2019 (A, B; UTADC 9572 and UTADC 9573, respectively);
one adult female observed on 5 April 2019 (C; UTADC 9575);
one subadult (sex unknown; UTADC 9576) observed on 7 April 2019 (D).

Photos by T. Smits.

Gekko (Ptychozoon) cicakterbang in Betong District, Yala Province, Thailand (A – D) and
Gekko (Sundagekko) browni in Sirindhorn Waterfall, Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat Province, Thailand (E, F):
A, General dorsal view in situ (UTADC 9570b), B, dorsal head ventral view (UTADC 9570c); C, ventral head view (UTADC 9570d); D, cloacal region and ventral tail view (UTADC 9570e);
E, lateral view in situ (UTADC 9571a); F, dorso-lateral view in situ (UTADC 9571b).

Photos by P. Pawangkhanant (A – D) and I. Dugdale (E – F).

Sphenomorphus sungaicolus in Betong District, Yala Province, Thailand.
general lateral view in situ (UTADC 9578a)

Photo by P. Pawangkhanant.

Reptile: Squamata:

Sauria

Family Agamidae Gray, 1827

Gonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872)

Tropical Forest Dragon | กิ้งก่าดงตาสีฟ้า

Family Gekkonidae Gray, 1825

Gekko (Ptychozoon) cicakterbang (Grismer, Wood, Grismer, Quah, Thy, Phimmachak, Sivongxay, Seateun, Stuart, Siler, Mulcahy, Anamza et Brown, 2019)

Malaysia Parachute Gecko | ตุ๊กแกบินมลายู

Gekko (Sundagekko) browni Russell, 1979

Brown’s Gecko | ตุ๊กแกเรียวมลายู

Family Scincidae Gray, 1825

Dasia grisea (Gray, 1845)

Gray Dasia | จิ้งเหลนต้นไม้ลายแถบ

Sphenomorphus sungaicolus Sumarli, Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Rizal, Ismail, Izam, Ahmad et Linkem, 2016

Malaysian Riparian Skink | จิ้งเหลนภูเขามลายู

Serpentes

Family Colubridae Oppel, 1811

Oligodon signatus (Günther, 1864)

Banded Kukri Snake | งูปี่แก้วหัวศร

Family Natricidae Bonaparte, 1838

Xenochrophis maculatus (Edeling, 1864)

Spotted Keelback | งูลายสอหลังจุด

(A – C) Gonocephalus liogaster in situ in Hala Bala WS, Narathiwat Province;

(A – C) Gekko (Ptychozoon) cicakterbang in Betong District, Yala Province;

(E) Gekko (Sundagekko) browni in Sirindhorn Waterfall, Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat Province;

(A – B) Oligodon signatus in situ in Hala Bala WS., Narathiwat Province.

Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ton Smits, Ian Dugdale, Kanokwan Yimyoo, Tan Van Nguyen, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom and Nikolay A. Poyarkov. 2021. Photographic Records of Reptiles from Yala and Narathiwat Provinces Reveal Seven New Species for Thailand. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 28(3); 152-162. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-3-152-162

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