A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia
A new species of Cyrtodactylus is described from Pulau Tioman, an island off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The new species can be differentiated from congeners from south-east Asia in showing the following combination of characters: medium-sized Cyrtoda...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National University of Singapore
2000
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11518/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11518/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20cyrtodactylus%20%28abstract%29.pdf |
| Summary: | A
new
species
of
Cyrtodactylus
is
described
from
Pulau
Tioman,
an
island
off
the
east
coast
of
Peninsular
Malaysia.
The
new
species
can
be
differentiated
from
congeners
from
south-east
Asia
in
showing
the
following
combination
of
characters:
medium-sized
Cyrtodactylus
(SVL
to
83.2
mm);
rostral
partially
divided
by
rostral
groove,
contacted
posteriorly
by
two
nostrils
and
two
semi-circular
supranasals;
pectoral
and
abdominal
scales
smooth,
rounded,
semi-circular,
imbricate;
no
preanal
groove,
a
distinct
preanal
depression;
sharp
boundary
between
small
scales
on
posterior
surface
of
thighs
and
larger
ones
on
ventral
surface
of
thighs;
tail
without
lateral
denticles
or
tubercles
forming
whorls
or
segments;
supralabials
(to
midorbit
position)
8-11;
infralabials
9-11;
midventral
scale
rows
at
belly
to
lowest
row
of
tubercles
36-40;
lamellae
under
toe
IV
20-22;
preanofemoral
pores
19;
and
dorsal
pattern
comprises
four
pale
yellow
transverse
bands,
each
narrower
than
the
intervening
pale
brown
areas,
edges
with
dark
brown,
and
a
pale
yellow
nuchal
loop
joining
posterior
edges
of
eyes |
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