title: Gekko aaronbaueri, a new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos.
abstract: A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti is described from central Laos. The species is distinguished from its congeners by its moderate size, i.e. maximum SVL 80.0 mm, dorsal pattern of five to six dirty white vertebral spots alternating with yellowish-edged, W-shaped blotches between nape and sacrum and six to seven pairs of dirty white spots interspersed with yellowish-edged dark blotches on the flanks between limb insertions, 0-1 internasal, 39-43 ventral scale rows between the weakly developed ventrolateral folds, 3-4 precloacal pores in males, sometimes separated by one poreless scale, 98-104 smooth dorsal scale rows around the body, 16 broad lamellae beneath digit I of pes, 15-16 broad lamellae beneath digit IV of pes, and enlarged subcaudal scales.
authors: Department of Environmental Management and Technology, Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technology, 85 Tran Quoc Toan Street, District 3, Hochiminh City, Vietnam.; Email: trigeckonid@hotmail.com.
authors: Ngo Van
authors: NV
authors: Tri
authors: 359 Cach Mang Thang 8, Cam Le Department of Education and Training, Cam Le District, Da Nang City, Vietnam.; Email: phthai212gdcl@gmail.com.
authors: Pham Hong
authors: PH
authors: Thai
authors: The Information Communication & Technology Center of Savannakhet Education & Sport Service, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR.; Email: anouwath1@yahoo.com.
authors: Anorath
authors: A
authors: Phimvohan
authors: Reptiles & Amphibiens, UMR 7205 OSEB, Département Systématique et Évolution, CP 30, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 57rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.; Email: pdavid@mnhn.fr.
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: David
authors: Sociét d'Histoire Naturelle Alcide d'Orbigny, 57 rue de Gergovie, F-63170 Aubière, France.; Email: ateynie@shnao.net.
authors: Alexandre
authors: A
authors: Teynié
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007812:Laos; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size