[BlackMetalMaster]

Hi,

a new Goniurosaurus was discovered on the island Cat Ba, North Vietnam.

Here you can find a picture, sorry the article itself is only in German:

Goniurosaurus catbaensis

Br,

Chris

[TM Geckos]

Danke schön !!

Thanks a lot !!

[dartfrog]

Wow that's cool!
Danke für den Artikel

[Uroplatus]

Thank you for sharing Chris!

I have times tries to translate the whole content

The orange touched gecko seems world wide only on the island to Cat Ba exist, communicated the foundation protection of species on Wednesday in Münster, which had the expedition made. Probably is the gracil gecko very rare in nature. The researchers around Thomas Ziegler of the zoo-logical garden Cologne describe their discovery in the current expenditure of the specialist journal “Zootaxa".
The gecko possesses therefore long, thin toes, one about ten centimeters (3.9 inches) is enough for body and a nearly just as long tail. The gecko has a grey-brown to pale-brown basic colour with three to four clear, orange strips at the body. Also the large eyes in the darkly veined head are orange. The first specimens of the so far unknown kind of vertebrate animal had collected the researchers in May passed yearly on that North Vietnam pre-aged island. To the discovery site the gecko got the scientific name Goniurosaurus catbaensis. In order to be able to keep the gecko on the island permanent, further studies/researches are neccassary.

[PassPort]

looks like those nice araneus that found their way into captivity about 8 years ago

[Ira]

Originally Posted by Uroplatus

Thank you for sharing Chris!

I have times tries to translate the whole content

The orange touched gecko seems world wide only on the island to Cat Ba exist, communicated the foundation protection of species on Wednesday in Münster, which had the expedition made. Probably is the gracil gecko very rare in nature. The researchers around Thomas Ziegler of the zoo-logical garden Cologne describe their discovery in the current expenditure of the specialist journal “Zootaxa".
The gecko possesses therefore long, thin toes, one about ten centimeters (3.9 inches) is enough for body and a nearly just as long tail. The gecko has a grey-brown to pale-brown basic colour with three to four clear, orange strips at the body. Also the large eyes in the darkly veined head are orange. The first specimens of the so far unknown kind of vertebrate animal had collected the researchers in May passed yearly on that North Vietnam pre-aged island. To the discovery site the gecko got the scientific name Goniurosaurus catbaensis. In order to be able to keep the gecko on the island permanent, further studies/researches are neccassary.

Thanks a lot for the translation!

[Geckos and Goannas]

So I assume its in the luii and araneus group? Very nice! I love when people find new geckos! I just hope it doesnt start to be over collected by exporters. Acctually I hope its nort imported for another 10 years or so just so that we can make sure it has a stable population.

[Rustam]

Actually, there are 2 groups of Goniurosaurus known from S. China, Hainan and N Vietnam -
1. lichtenfelderi group - with 2 yellow stripes on the back between legs, inhabits granite slopes up to 700 m a.s.l. -
G. lichtenfelderi, G. hainanensis
2. luii-araneus group - with 3 yellow stripes on the back between legs, inhabits lime stone (karst) areas -
G. luii, araneus, bawanglingensis, catbaensis

I think G. catbaensis is in between of luii and araneus in external morphology, closer to G. bawanglingensis

[Mikhail F. Bagaturov]

Thanks for Your input Rustam in sorting those groups!