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Cyrtodactylus baluensis (MOCQUARD, 1890)

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Balu Bow-fingered Gecko 
SynonymGymnodactylus Baluensis MOCQUARD 1890: 144
Gymnodactylus Baluensis MOCQUARD 1890: 125
Gymnodactylus baluensis — DE ROOIJ 1915: 14
Gymnodactylus baluensis — SMITH 1925: 6
Cyrtodactylus baluensis — HIKIDA 1990: 91
Cyrtodactylus baluensis — RÖSLER 1995: 108
Gonydactylus baluensis — TAN 1993
Cyrtodactylus baluensis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 218
Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus) baluensis — RÖSLER 2000: 65
Cyrtodactylus baluensis — MECKE et al. 2016 
DistributionMalaysia (Borneo: Mount Kinabalu [900-2200 m], Kimanis Pass of Crocker Range [1220 m], and Mt. Murud [1400-1800 m], Melinau Gorge in Mulu National Park [160 m], Mt. Mulu [540 m], Danum Valley [< 500 m]), Brunei

Type locality: “Kina Balu” [Sabah, Borneo]  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.23.18, MNHN-RA 1889.0152-0156 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Differs from G. marmoratus in the following points: dorsal granulation and tubercles smaller; femoral pores 6-9 on each side, 9 or 10 praeanal pores in an angular series, separated by a wide interspace from the former. Lower side of tail with enlarged transverse plates (de Rooij 1915: 14).


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EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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