Cyrtodactylus hantu DAVIS, DAS, LEACHÉ, KARIN, BRENNAN, JACKMAN, NASHRIQ, CHAN & BAUER, 2021
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Cyrtodactylus hantu
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus hantu DAVIS, DAS, LEACHÉ, KARIN, BRENNAN, JACKMAN, NASHRIQ, CHAN & BAUER 2021 |
| Distribution | Malaysia (Sarawak: Kapit Division, Sarawak) Type locality: Pelagus Resort, Nanga Merit, Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: UNIMAS 9615 Paratypes: UNIMAS 9616; UNIMAS 9617; UNIMAS 9618; UNIMAS 9619; UNIMAS 9631; UNIMAS 9639 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus hantu can be distinguished from all of Cyrtodactylus species by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of at least 73 mm; 10–12 supralabials; 9–12 infralabials; weak tuberculation on dorsal surface of body; no tubercles on ventral surface of body; 37–48 paravertebral tubercles; 13–19 longitudinal tubercle rows; 34–46 ventral scales; 19–22 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; no femoral pores; no enlarged femoral scales; 0–6 precloacal pores; precloacal slit; blotches, indistinct dorsal body bands, and/or longitudinal stripes; no rostral chevron; and no single row of enlarged caudal scales. The species can further be distinguished using fixed genetic differences (Davis et al. 2021). |
| Comment | Similar species: C. pubisulcus; C. miriensis |
| Etymology | The specific epithet hantu is in reference to the Malay word for ghost. We chose this specific epithet for two reasons: 1) the species was found around the Pelagus Resort, a now abandoned resort in the middle of the rainforest that is said to be haunted; 2) the cryptic characteristics of this species have enabled it to hide in plain sight. |
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