taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468332	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure3	Figure 3. Preserved specimen of the holotype of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. (CIB 119371, male). A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Dorsal view of head; D. Lateral view of head; E. Ventral view of head; F. Ventral view of hand; G. Ventral view of foot; H. Dorsal view of midbody. Photographs by YHX. Scale bars: 5 mm.	Figure 3. Preserved specimen of the holotype of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. (CIB 119371, male). A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Dorsal view of head; D. Lateral view of head; E. Ventral view of head; F. Ventral view of hand; G. Ventral view of foot; H. Dorsal view of midbody. Photographs by YHX. Scale bars: 5 mm.	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468333	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure4	Figure 4. Precloacal pores in the adult male Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. A. Specimen CIB 119371, holotype; B. Specimen QHU R 2025023, paratype; C. Specimen QHU R 2025025, paratype; D. Specimen SYS r 003029, paratype. Photographs by YHX.	Figure 4. Precloacal pores in the adult male Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. A. Specimen CIB 119371, holotype; B. Specimen QHU R 2025023, paratype; C. Specimen QHU R 2025025, paratype; D. Specimen SYS r 003029, paratype. Photographs by YHX.	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468334	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure5	Figure 5. Postcloacal tubercles in the adult male Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. A. Specimen CIB 119371, holotype; B. Specimen QHU R 2025023, paratype; C. Specimen QHU R 2025025, paratype; D. Specimen SYS r 003029, paratype. Photographs by YHX.	Figure 5. Postcloacal tubercles in the adult male Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. A. Specimen CIB 119371, holotype; B. Specimen QHU R 2025023, paratype; C. Specimen QHU R 2025025, paratype; D. Specimen SYS r 003029, paratype. Photographs by YHX.	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468335	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure6	Figure 6. Holotype of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. in life. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Dorsal view of head; D. Lateral view of head; E. Ventral view of head. Photographs by YHX.	Figure 6. Holotype of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. in life. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Dorsal view of head; D. Lateral view of head; E. Ventral view of head. Photographs by YHX.	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468336	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure7	Figure 7. Coloration of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. in life. A. Specimen QHU R 2025022, adult female; B. Specimen QHU R 2025023, adult male; C. Specimen QHU R 2025024, adult female; D. Specimen QHU R 2025025, adult male; E. Specimen QHU R 2025026, subadult male; F. Specimen SYS r 003029, adult male. Photographs by YHX.	Figure 7. Coloration of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. in life. A. Specimen QHU R 2025022, adult female; B. Specimen QHU R 2025023, adult male; C. Specimen QHU R 2025024, adult female; D. Specimen QHU R 2025025, adult male; E. Specimen QHU R 2025026, subadult male; F. Specimen SYS r 003029, adult male. Photographs by YHX.	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468337	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure8	Figure 8. Preserved specimen of the female paratype of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. (QHU R 2025024). A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. dorsal view of head; D. Lateral view of head; E. Ventral view of head; F. Ventral view of hand; G. Ventral view of foot; H. Dorsal view of midbody. Photographs by YHX. Scale bars: 5 mm.	Figure 8. Preserved specimen of the female paratype of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. (QHU R 2025024). A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. dorsal view of head; D. Lateral view of head; E. Ventral view of head; F. Ventral view of hand; G. Ventral view of foot; H. Dorsal view of midbody. Photographs by YHX. Scale bars: 5 mm.	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468338	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure9	Figure 9. Habitat and field observations of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. A. Macrohabitat of the new species in Se’ergu Town, Heishui County, Sichuan, China; B. Microhabitat of the new species; C. Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. in life, in situ; D. The sympatric Lycodon multizonatus. Photographs by YHX (A – C) and TXG (D).	Figure 9. Habitat and field observations of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. A. Macrohabitat of the new species in Se’ergu Town, Heishui County, Sichuan, China; B. Microhabitat of the new species; C. Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. in life, in situ; D. The sympatric Lycodon multizonatus. Photographs by YHX (A – C) and TXG (D).	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
642BA4D09D0C57A9AC3FCDC3F3AFCF72.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1468339	https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.175246.figure10	Figure 10. Comparison of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. and four closely related species in life, in situ. A. Gekko tesselatus sp. nov., unvouchered adult male individual from Se’ergu, Heishui, Sichuan, China; B. Gekko tesselatus sp. nov., unvouchered juvenile individual from Se’ergu, Heishui, Sichuan, China; C. G. liboensis, unvouchered individual from Libo, Guizhou, China; D. G. fengshanensis, NHMG 202408007, adult male from Fengshan, Guangxi, China; E. G. kwangsiensis, unvouchered adult female individual from Nanning, Guangxi, China; F. G. paucituberculatus, unvouchered individual from Baise, Guangxi, China. Photographs by YHX (A, B), Dan-Yang Zhou (C, F), reproduced from Huang et al. (2025) (D), and Yang (2015) (E).	Figure 10. Comparison of Gekko tesselatus sp. nov. and four closely related species in life, in situ. A. Gekko tesselatus sp. nov., unvouchered adult male individual from Se’ergu, Heishui, Sichuan, China; B. Gekko tesselatus sp. nov., unvouchered juvenile individual from Se’ergu, Heishui, Sichuan, China; C. G. liboensis, unvouchered individual from Libo, Guizhou, China; D. G. fengshanensis, NHMG 202408007, adult male from Fengshan, Guangxi, China; E. G. kwangsiensis, unvouchered adult female individual from Nanning, Guangxi, China; F. G. paucituberculatus, unvouchered individual from Baise, Guangxi, China. Photographs by YHX (A, B), Dan-Yang Zhou (C, F), reproduced from Huang et al. (2025) (D), and Yang (2015) (E).	2025-11-18	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang		Zenodo	biologists	Xu, Yuhao;Ma, Shun;Cai, Bo;Qi, Shuo;Matsukoji, Tomoya;Poyarkov, Nikolay A.;Sun, Fanyue;Weng, Shiyang;Gu, Tianxuan;Tian, Kaidi;Zhang, Di;Jiang, Jianping;Peng, Lifang			
