Cyrtodactylus linnoensis GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, ZIN, QUAH, MURDOCH, GRISMER, LIN, KYAW & LWIN, 2017
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Linno cave bent-toed gecko |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus linnoensis GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, ZIN, QUAH, MURDOCH, GRISMER, LIN, KYAW & LWIN 2017: 77 |
Distribution | Myanmar (Hpa-an District, Kayin State) Type locality: Linno Cave region 5 km south-west of Hpa-an, Hpa-an District, Kayin State, Myanmar (N16°50.551, E97°36.402; 25 m in elevation). |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: LSUHC 12826, Adult male, collected on 4 October 2016 at 2000 h by L. Lee Grismer, Perry L. Wood, Jr., Evan S. H. Quah, Matthew L. Murdoch, Marta S. Grismer, Myint Kyaw Thura, Thaw Zin and Htet Kyaw. Paratypes: Adult males BYU 52230–31, 52323, LSUHC 12829, 12832–34, juvenile male BYU 52223 and adult females LSUHC 12824–25 bear the same collection data as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus linnoensis sp. nov. differs from all congeners by having the unique combination of nine or ten supralabials; seven or eight infralabials; 13–15 rows of longitudinal body tubercles; 26 or 27 paravertebral tubercles; 35–38 ventral scales; relatively long digits with nine or ten expanded subdigital lamellae proximal to the digital inflection on the fourth toe, 13 or 14 unmodified, distal, subdigital lamellae, 22–24 total subdigital lamellae; raised, moderately to strongly keeled, dorsal, body tubercles extending beyond base of tail; 12–37 enlarged femoral scales, proximal scales one-half to one-third the size of distal scales; 12–14 femoral pores in males; 9–13 enlarged precloacal scales; 4–6 precloacal pores in males; three or four rows of enlarged post-precloacal scales; medial subcaudal scales three times as wide as long, extending onto lateral surface of tail; top of head bearing diffuse, dark mottling, no yellow reticulum; nuchal loop lacking an anterior, azygous notch, posterior border usually sinuous; five or six dark, jagged, dorsal bands lacking paravertebral elements, wider than interspaces, faintly lightened centres, edged with light-coloured tubercles; band on nape; dark markings but no light-coloured tubercles in dorsal interspaces; ventrolateral folds whitish; anterodorsal margins of thighs lack pigment; brachia at least faintly pigmented; 15 light-coloured caudal bands bearing dark markings, not encircling tail; 14 dark caudal bands wider than light caudal bands; and mature, regenerated tail not spotted. Additional details (1066 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet, linnoensis, is a noun in apposition in reference to the type locality. |
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