Cyrtodactylus jatnai AMARASINGHE, RIYANTO, MUMPUNI & GRISMER, 2020
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Cyrtodactylus jatnai
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Jatna’s bent-toed gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus jatnai AMARASINGHE, RIYANTO, MUMPUNI & GRISMER 2020: 61 Cyrtodactylus fumosus – MCKAY 2006: 60 C. fumosus – RIYANTO & MUMPUNI 2013: 6 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (W Bali) Type locality: Teluk Menjangan, Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia (08°08′38.6′′S, 114°32′22.5′′; 20 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MZB uncat. (UIMZ 0085), Adult male, SVL 66.8 mm, collected from by A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe, on 26–27 August 2015. Paratypes (n=18). Adult male, MZB uncat. (UIMZ 0082); adult female, MZB uncat. (UIMZ 0084); subadult male, MZB uncat. (UIMZ 0083); collected from Mt. Lannying, Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia, other details same as holotype; adult male, MZB uncat. (UIMZ 0101); subadult males, MZB uncat. (UIMZ 0093, 0102); collected from Teluk Brumbun, Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia, other details same as holotype; adult males, MZB 8729, 8731; adult female MZB 8728; subadult males (MZB 8730, 8732, 8735); subadult females (MZB 8727, 8733, 8734); collected from Teluk Terima, Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia, by A. Riyanto, Mumpuni & Mulyadi on 11–15 April 2012; adult male (MZB 8726); adult female (MZB 8725); collected from Gerojogan, Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia, other details same as above; adult female (MZB 8737) collected from Teluk Menjangan, Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Bali, Indonesia, other details same as above. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A combination of the following characters distinguishes the new species from all other Southeast Asian congeners: adult males reaching 66.8 mm SVL and females 64.8 mm SVL; 9–11 supralabials; 8 or 9 infralabials; strongly tuberculated body and limbs, lateral fold with tubercles, tubercles on anterior portion of tail; tubercles extend from occiput to waist, and becoming larger tubercles posteriorly; 24– 29 dorsal tubercle rows; 40–48 rows of smooth ventrals; distinctly enlarged femoral scales in two rows, extending to precloacal region; 40–43 continuous femoro-precloacal pores in males; six rows of enlarged post precloacal scales; 17– 19 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; no enlarged median subcaudals; no reticulated pattern on head; paired dark blotches forming a V-shaped on occiput; dorsum blotched. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a noun in the genitive singular case, honoring a leading conservationist, ecologist, and primatologist Prof. Jatna Supriatna (University of Indonesia) for his enormous contributions to biodiversity conservation in Indonesia, as well as his generous friendship and support of the first author. Prof. Supriatna was born on Bali where the new species was discovered. His valuable contributions to science, policy making, and conservation management, as well as to popularizing the conservation ethic among his students and the general public are highly commendable. He is a legend in the field of conservation and locally he is known as “The Noah of Modern History”. The NGO, Conservation International, has called him “the Conservation Warrior of Indonesia”. |
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