A new endemic cave dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, Southwestern Vietnam
2008; Q15088586; Volume: 1967; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.11646/zootaxa.1967.1.3
ISSN1175-5334
AutoresNGO VAN TRI, L. Lee Grismer, Jesse L. Grismer,
Tópico(s)Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
ResumoA new endemic cave-dwelling species of gekkonid lizard, Cyrtodactylus hontreensis sp. nov., is described from Hon Tre Island in Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve in southwestern Vietnam and differentiated from all other species by a unique suite of the following characters: SVL of 79.7 ± 4.9 mm, three broad transverse dorsal body bands edged in white between limb insertions, very low smooth dorsal body tubercles, the absence of a precloacal groove, 7–8 precloacal pores arranged in a chevron in males, a shallow dorsal groove on the tail, absence of caudal tubercles, and various aspects of color pattern.
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