A new country record of Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko Gekko lionotum (Annandale, 1905) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Bangladesh

Authors

  • M. Rashedul Kabir Bhuiyan National Botanical Garden, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • M. Fazle Rabbe Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3135-2776
  • Mohammad Firoj Jaman Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1211-696X
  • Ananda Kumar Das Padma Bridge Museum, Service Area-1, Dogachi, Sreenagar, Munshiganj, Bangladesh.
  • Samiul Mohsanin Padma Bridge Museum, Service Area-1, Dogachi, Sreenagar, Munshiganj, Bangladesh. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-9002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6559.12.15.17161-17164

Keywords:

Gekko lionotum, Gekkonidae, lizard, Gliding gecko, Ptychozoon

Abstract

We report a new record in Bangladesh of the Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko Gekko lionotum Annandale, 1905, recorded from a biodiversity hotspot area at Bandarban located at the southeastern side of the country.  A freshly dead specimen was collected and donated to the Padma Bridge Museum for further identification and display.  We confirmed identification by comparing morphometric and meristic characteristics with literature records.  Gekko lionotum is distributed in Myanmar and northeast India, but was not recorded previously from Bangladesh.  The camouflaging color pattern and cryptic lifestyle of this species, together with and absence of research efforts, likely account for the lack of previous records for this species in Bangladesh territory. 

Author Biographies

M. Fazle Rabbe, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.

Field Officer cum Museum Assistant

Padma Bridge Museum

Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.

Professor

Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Ananda Kumar Das, Padma Bridge Museum, Service Area-1, Dogachi, Sreenagar, Munshiganj, Bangladesh.

Curator

Padma Bridge Museum, Service Area-1, Dogachi, Sreenagar, Munshiganj, Bangladesh

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