Publications by authors named "O Pauwels"
We describe Cyrtodactylus meesookae sp. nov. from a cave on Khao Nam Phu (14°34'33.
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- The text introduces a newly discovered species of gecko named Cyrtodactylus panitvongi, found in a limestone cave in Lopburi Province, Thailand.
- This species has unique morphological characteristics, including a maximum snout-vent length of 85 mm, a specific number of scales and tubercles, and distinct color patterns.
- It is categorized as a trogloxene species, meaning it lives in caves but does not complete its life cycle there, and is part of a group of squamates that are exclusive to the Saraburi Group Limestones.
We describe Dixonius chotjuckdikuli sp. nov. from Khao Ebid (Mount Ibit), Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe redescribe the type material of Phyllodactylus siamensis Boulenger, 1899, type species of the Southeast Asian gekkonid genus Dixonius Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997, using external morphology and cranial osteology. There is some evidence that the type series contains more than one species; we hence designate a lectotype in order to stabilize nomenclature and provide more precision on the geographical location of the type locality. Because the current concept of Dixonius siamensis auctorum is incomplete and composite, we provide a revised diagnosis based on the presently designated lectotype and a paralectotype from the same locality, as well as observations on new material from the type locality and the first photographs of live topotypical individuals.
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- The Malayan banded wolf snake (Lycodon subcinctus) has an intricate taxonomic history, with confusion surrounding its classification, particularly regarding the name Anoplophallus maculatus.
- Recent studies proposed raising a Chinese population of L. subcinctus to a species level, leading researchers to clarify that Anoplophallus maculatus actually refers to a different Neotropical snake.
- As a resolution, a new species name, Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov., has been proposed for Chinese populations and is characterized by distinct color patterns and scalation, with its distribution being separate from L. subcinctus.