Jin Jiang gecko Gekko jinjiangensis
Jin Jiang gecko Gekko jinjiangensis
Gekko Gekko jinjiangensis Gekko japonicus Gecko genus Gekko Laurenti belongs to Reptilia Reptilia, Squamata Squamata Sauria Lacertilia, Gekkonidae Gekkonidae, mainly in tropical and subtropical western Asia and Oceania.
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Jinjiang gecko in small bushes on the banks of the Jinsha River Photo by Shi Shengchao
Jinjiang gecko in small bushes on the banks of the Jinsha River Photo by Shi Shengchao Located in the mountainous area of southwestern China, the Jinsha River Basin is one of the hotspots of biodiversity and one of the most concentrated and vulnerable areas of the forest ecosystem in the Yangtze River Basin.
Jinjiang gecko model specimen (CIB5334220115, male).
Jinjiang gecko model specimen (CIB5334220115, male).
Phylogenetic analysis using the mitochondrial ND2 gene fragment showed that the Jinjiang gecko is an independent evolutionary branch, and it is a sister group with the gecko Gekko scabridus .
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Jinjiang gecko Gekko jinjiangensis
Jinjiang gecko Gekko jinjiangensis
The discovery of the Jinjiang gecko provides an important model for the study of the mechanism of radiation diffusion of tropical and subtropical gecko species to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
The research was funded by the second comprehensive scientific investigation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the biodiversity survey and evaluation project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
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