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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| description | 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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| spelling | unimas-115182016-04-20T06:36:27Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11518/ A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia Das, I. Jim, Lim Liang QL Zoology 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 National University of Singapore 2000 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11518/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20cyrtodactylus%20%28abstract%29.pdf Das, I. and Jim, Lim Liang (2000) A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletion of Zoology, 48 (2). pp. 223-231. ISSN 2345-7600 https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/Raffles%20Bulletin%20of%20Zoology/Past%20Volumes/RBZ%2048%282%29/48rbz223-231.pdf |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology Das, I. Jim, Lim Liang A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia |
| title | A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia |
| title_full | A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia |
| title_short | A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Pulau Tioman, Malaysia |
| title_sort | new species of cyrtodactylus (sauria: gekkonidae) from pulau tioman, malaysia |
| topic | QL Zoology |
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