Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis LIU & RAO, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Western Yunnan Bent-toed Gecko Chinese: 滇西裸趾虎’ (Diān Xī Luǒ Zhǐ Hǔ) |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis LIU & RAO 2021 Cyrtodactylus khasiensis — YANG & RAO 2008 |
Distribution | China (Yingjiang County and Longchuan County in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Western Yunnan) Type locality: Tongbiguan Township, Yingjiang County, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (24° 36′ 51″ N, 97° 35′ 2″ E, at an elevation of 1170 m asl). |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: KIZ L2019044, adult male, collected by Shuo Liu on 3 September 2018. Paratypes: KIZ 2003170, adult male, collected on 14 May 2003. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Crytodactylus dianxiensis can be diagnosed from other members of the C. gansi group by the following combination of characters: body size moderate (SVL 73.8–79.9 mm in adults); 11–12 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; 18–19 longitudinal rows of rounded, conical, feebly keeled dorsal tubercles; 31–32 paravertebral tubercles; 37–41 ventral scales between ventrolateral folds; no precloacal groove; 7–8 precloacals in males, no femoral pores; 16 total subdigital lamellae beneath finger IV of manus, 19–20 total subdigital lamellae beneath toe IV of pes; dorsal pattern of indistinct light and dark blotches forming longitudinal markings on neck and forebody; tail with alternating dark and light bands. (Liu et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4634 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | ‘Dianxi’ in Chinese language is a noun and means Western Yunnan, the specific epithet refers to the distribution of the new species in the westernmost part of Yunnan Province. |
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