Cyrtodactylus khlonghatensis AMPAI, RUJIRAWAN, YODTHONG, TERMPRAYOON, STUART & AOWPHOL, 2024
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Cyrtodactylus khlonghatensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Khlong Hat Bent-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus khlonghatensis AMPAI, RUJIRAWAN, YODTHONG, TERMPRAYOON, STUART & AOWPHOL 2024 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Sa Kaeo) Type locality: Thailand, Sa Kaeo Province, Khlong Hat District, Khlong Hat Subdistrict, Tham (= cave) Phet Pho Thong (13°25.116'N, 102°19.690'E, 246 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZMKU R 01068, adult male (Figs 4, 5B, 6) collected on 28 July 2022 by Attapol Rujirawan. Paratypes. Five paratypes (three adults and two sub-adults) • Two adult males (ZMKU R 01067, ZMKU R 01069) and one adult female (ZMKU R 01070), same data as holotype • One sub-adult female (ZMKU R 01071), same data as holotype • One sub-adult male (ZMKU R 01072), same data as holotype, except from Khlong Kai Thuean Subdistrict, Tham Nam Khao Phra Siwa (13°19.258'N, 102°19.661'E, 178 m elevation), collected on 29 July 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Cyrtodactylus khlonghatensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species of the intermedius group by having the following combination of characters: (1) SVL of 76.5–82.8 mm (mean 80.5 ± 3.5 mm, n = 3) in adult males and 88.5 mm in an adult female (n = 1); (2) eight supralabial and nine infralabial scales; (3) 30–32 paravertebral tubercles; (4) 20 or 21 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; (5) 43 or 44 ventral scales; (6) seven or eight expanded subdigital lamellae on the 4th toe; (7) 12 unmodified subdigital lamellae on the 4th toe; (8) 19 or 20 total subdigital lamellae on the 4th toe; (9) 31 or 32 total number of enlarged femoral scales; (10) enlarged femoral and precloacal scales continuous; (11) 6–8 pore-bearing precloacal scales in males; (12) three or four rows of enlarged post-precloacal scales; (13) 1–3 postcloacal tubercles; (14) proximal femoral scales < 1/2 the size of distal femoral scales; (15) absence of interdigital pocketing between digits of forefeet and hindfeet; and (16) posterior border of the nuchal loop rounded. (Ampai et al. 2024) Additional details (6014 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | named after the type locality of Khlong Hat Subdistrict, Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand. |
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