A specimen of a previously undescribed form of the genus Lepidodactylus was obtained from Sabah, Malaysia. This specimen most closely resembles Lepidodactylus mutahi and L. guppyi of the Solomon Islands, but differs from any other congeneric members in several morphological characters. We, therefore, describe this gecko as L. ranauensis.
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