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Changning Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus changningensis Guo, Zhou, Yan & Li, 2015

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The Changning slender gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus changningensis) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Yunnan, Chin. In Changning County, western Yunnan, specimens were found of an unnamed species of Hemiphyllodactylus were described as "a slender body and unique U-shaped digital lamellae". This is the first known species of any known Hemiphyllodactylus from this population, thus being described as a new species.

Wikipedia contributors, Changning slender gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:27:51.185796+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hemiphyllodactylus changningensis Guo, Zhou, Yan & Li, 2015
Name authority
Guo, Zhou, Yan & Li, 2015
Common name
Changning Slender Gecko
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Hemiphyllodactylus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusHemiphyllodactylus
  13. speciesHemiphyllodactylus changningensis Guo, Zhou, Yan & Li, 2015

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiphyllodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Southern Ghats slender geckoHemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus (Beddome, 1870)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Ba Na Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus banaensis Ngo Van Tri, Grismer, Thai & Wood, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiang Mai Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis Grismer, Wood & Cota, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pulau Enggano Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus engganoensis Grismer, Riyanto, Iskandar & Mcguire, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sumatran slender geckoHemiphyllodactylus margarethae Brongersma, 1931GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
(Indopacific) Tree GeckoHemiphyllodactylus typus Bleeker, 1860GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dushan Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus dushanensis Zhou & Liu, 1981GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dupangling Slender GeckoHemiphyllodactylus dupanglingensis Zhang, Qian & Yang, 2020GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Yellow-bellied Dwarf GeckoHemiphyllodactylus flaviventris Sukprasert, Sutthiwises, Lauhachinda & Taksintum, 2018GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hong Kong Slender GeckoHemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis Sung, Lee, Ng, Zhang & Yang, 2018GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis Yan, Lin, Guo, Li & Zhou, 2016GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemiphyllodactylus jnana Agarwal, Khandekar, Giri, Ramakrishnan & Karanth, 2019GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

China (Yunnan)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. GUO, WEIBO; KAIYA ZHOU, JIE YAN & PENG LI. (2015). A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from western Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 3974 (3): 377–390. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3KRSV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.