Neomedaura is currently a monotypic genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Medaurini, erected by G.W.C. Ho in 2020.[1] To date, one species has been recorded from Vietnam.[2]

Neomedaura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Clitumninae
Tribe: Medaurini
Genus: Neomedaura
Ho, 2020

Species

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The Phasmida Species File[2] currently only includes the Neomedaura yokdonensis Ho, 2020: named after Yok Don National Park in Đắk Lắk Province, where the type specimens were collected.

References

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  1. ^ Ho GWC (2020) Zoological Systematics 45(2): 112.
  2. ^ a b "Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) Genus Neomedaura Ho, 2020". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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