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Type: Article
Published: 2014-04-07
Page range: 589–599
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A new small karst-dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Java, Indonesia

Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center For Biology - The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Widyasatwaloka Building, Jl. Raya Jakarta Bogor Km.46 Cibinong 16911, INDONESIA.
Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA
Animal Systematic Laboratory of Biology Faculty, Gadjah Mada University Jl. Teknika Selatan, Sekip Utara, Yogyakarta 55281, INDONESIA
Indonesia Java Yogyakarta Reptilia Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus semiadii sp. nov. new species karst-dwelling species

Abstract

A new small karst-dwelling species of the genus Cyrtodactylus is described from East Java and Special Province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Cyrtodactylus semiadii sp. nov. is a small species (SVL to 47.1 mm in females, 42.1 mm in males) distinguished from all other congeners by unique characters combination: short, robust, cylindrical tail, indistinct ventrolateral folds, absence of precloacal groove, absence of enlarged femoral scales, absence of precloacal and femoral pores and lack of enlarged median subcaudal scales. It is the third member of the genus recorded from Java.