It is very likely that "tokay" is multiple species, which is one reason why the Chinese morph hasn't gotten a name yet I think (Aaron Bauer and I were looking at this a few years ago... but it got out of hand quickly). In order to know for sure if it is new and what is actual range is, one must first know what the total variation is within the species in the wild.
Greg,
Man, too bad, with the wide range of the "species," that would seem to be a monumental task. Tons of traveling, tons of genetic work, tons of museum visits. Its a shame that it could be an irony of sorts....that the most abused pet lizard actually ends up loosing some its genetic diversity in the wild....before we even know what we've got. The only silver lining is that at least the "species" lives feral in many parts of the world. That is another mess to sort out, which animals started which populations.
You answered in this post many of my questions to you privately. You'll see what I mean. :-)
Cheerio,
Kenny
