Cyrtodactylus puhuensis NGUYEN, YANG, THI LE, NGUYEN, ORLOV, HOANG, NGUYEN, JIN, RAO, HOANG, CHE, MURPHY & ZHANG, 2014
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Pù Hu bent-toed gecko |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus puhuensis NGUYEN, YANG, THI LE, NGUYEN, ORLOV, HOANG, NGUYEN, JIN, RAO, HOANG, CHE, MURPHY & ZHANG 2014 |
Distribution | Vietnam Type locality: Pù Hu Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, 20° 33’ N, 104° 53’ E, 638 m elevation. |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: KIZ 11665, an adult male |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Medium sized, snout-vent length 79.24 mm; body moderately robust; tail 82.59 mm, longer than snout-vent length, with a series of medium enlarged transversal subcaudals; a series of medium enlarged femoral scales continue from precloacal scales; femoral scales without pores; males with five precloacal pores; supralabials 8; infralabials 10; narrow subdigital lamellae on fourth toe 23; ventral scales 36; and dorsal tubercles smooth or slightly keeled. |
Comment | Morphologically, the new species is diagnosed by its medium-size (snout-vent length 79.24 mm and tail length 82.59 mm, for the single known individual), in having a series of moderately enlarged transverse subcaudals and a series of moderately enlarged femoral scales that extend from preclo- acal scales, in possessing femoral scales without pores, with males having five precloacal pores, and in exhibiting 8 su- pralabials, 10 infralabials, 23 narrow subdigital lamellae on its fourth toe, and 36 transverse ventrals. Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | The specific epithet puhuensis refers to the type locality, Pù Hu Nature Reserve, where the new species was discovered. |
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