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Issue: Vol. 2124 No. 1: 3 Jun. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-06-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2124.1.4
Page range: 51–62
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 2

Cyrtodactylus erythrops (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA
Nakhonratchasima Zoo, 111 M.1, Ratchasima-Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol, Muang Nakhonrajsima 30000, THAILAND
Ranong Marine Fisheries Station, 157 M. 1, Saphan-Pla Road, Paknam, Muang Ranong 85000, THAILAND
National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, 61 Phaholyothin Rd., Ladyao Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND
College of Environment, Kasetsart University, 50 Phaholyothin Rd. Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND
Département des Vertébrés Récents, Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, 29 Rue Vautier, B-1000 Brussels, BELGIUM
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Thai Red Cross Society, 1871 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
Nakhonratchasima Zoo, 111 M.1, Ratchasima-Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol, Muang Nakhonrajsima 30000, THAILAND
Reptilia Thailand Mae Hong Son Province Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. taxonomy cave-dwelling

Abstract

A new cave-dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray is described from Mae Hong Son Province in northern Thailand. The new species, C. erythrops sp. nov., is characterized by its moderate size (snout-vent length to at least 78 mm), relatively large, closely-spaced, flattened tubercles in 18–20 irregular rows at midbody, low number of ventral scales across midbody (28), absence of precloacal groove, presence of precloacal and femoral pores separated by a diastema, broad subcaudal plates, and dorsal pattern of dark spots and blotches. It is the fifth species of cave-dwelling Cyrtodactylus recorded from Thailand and its discovery adds to the mounting evidence that this genus exhibits unprecedented levels of localized endemism throughout tropical Southeast Asia.

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