Cyrtodactylus mamanwa WELTON, SILER, LINKEM, DIESMOS & BROWN, 2010
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Mamanwa Bent-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus mamanwa WELTON, SILER, LINKEM, DIESMOS & BROWN 2010 Gymnodactylus philippinicus — GÜNTHER 1879: 76 Gymnodactylus philippinicus — BOULENGER 1885: 46 (part) Gymnodactylus agusanensis — TAYLOR 1915: 90 Gymnodactylus agusanensis — TAYLOR 1922: 49 Cyrtodactylus agusanensis — BROWN & ALCALA 1978: 16 (part) |
Distribution | Philippines (Dinagat) Type locality: Dinagat Island, Dinagat Province, Municipality of Loreto, Barangay Santiago, Sitio Cambinlia (Sudlon), Mt. Cambinlia (10.344° N, 125.618° E, 195 m; WGS84 |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: PNM 9725 (formerly KU 310109; field no. RMB 8380), adult male, collected on 30 July 2007 by Jason B. Fernandez. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus mamanwa is distinguished from C. agusanensis by post- cloacal tubercles 4–7 (vs. 8–11); anterior– posterior dorsal band projections moderate (vs. extensive); dark dorsal band enclosing light bands (vs. light bands not enclosed); and cephalic tubercles small (vs. moderate). Cy- rtodactylus mamanwa also shows tendencies toward fewer subdigital lamellae beneath Finger III (18–23 vs. 21–24) and midbody dorsals (95–112 vs. 111–124); and a greater number of scales separating pore-bearing precloacal and femoral scales (15–21 vs. 13– 17). Additional details (2121 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy after WELTON et al. 2010. C. mamanwa was split from the C. agusanensis complex (Welton et al. 2010). |
Etymology | The specific epithet is chosen in recognition of the rapidly disappearing southern Leyte, Dinagat, and Agusan Del Norte Province indigenous people’s group, the Mamanwa (‘‘people of the mountains’’ or ‘‘first forest dwellers’’). Believed by some archeologists and anthropologists to be the oldest tribal group in the Philippines, the history of the Mamanwa is characterized by peace; seasonal movements of clan groups to follow food sources; and recently, mass tribal migration to escape logging and mining company intrusion into their ancestral homelands. |
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