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Cyrtodactylus lenya MULCAHY, THURA & ZUG, 2017

IUCN Red List - Cyrtodactylus lenya - Data Deficient, DD
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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lenya Banded Bent-toed Gecko 
SynonymCyrtodactylus lenya MULCAHY, THURA & ZUG in CONNETTE et al. 2017 
DistributionMyanmar (Tanintharyi Region)

Type locality: Myanmar, Tanintharyi Region, in the proposed Lenya National Park Extension (11.60 ̊N, 99.33 ̊E)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 587788, adult female, collected by Daniel G. Mulcahy, 15 May 2016. Paratypes. USNM 587789, adult male collected 15 May 2016 by Daniel G. Mulcahy and Grant M. Connette; CAS 260233, adult female collected 18 May 2016 by Grant M. Connette; both specimens within the vicinity of the holotype. 
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CommentHabitat: karst formation at elevations between 40 and 75 m. Surrounding areas were mature wet evergreen forest with the age of dominant dipterocarp trees estimated at 70–100+ years.

Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyThe specific name refers to this species presence in the proposed Lenya National Park. The name is proposed as a noun in apposition 
References
  • Connette GM, Oswald P, Thura MK, LaJeunesse Connette KJ, Grindley ME, Songer M, et al. 2017. Rapid forest clearing in a Myanmar proposed national park threatens two newly discovered species of geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus). PLoS One 12 (4): e0174432 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here
  • Zug, G.R. & Mulcahy, D.G. 2019. Identification guide Amphibians and reptiles of South Tanintharyi. Fauna & Flora International, 101 pp.
 
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