Cyrtodactylus orlovi DO, PHUNG, NGO, LE, ZIEGLER, PHAM & NGUYEN, 2021
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Cyrtodactylus orlovi
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus orlovi DO, PHUNG, NGO, LE, ZIEGLER, PHAM & NGUYEN 2021 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Ninh Thuan Province). Type locality: The Ca Na forest (11°22’50.5”N 108°47’49.0”E, at an elevation of 800 m asl.), Ca Na Commune, Thuan Nam District, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam. |
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| Types | Holotype: IEBR 3812, adult male, collected on 20 December 2015 by T.M. Phung Paratypes: IEBR 3811, adult male; IEBR 3814, adult female; IEBR 3815, adult female; IEBR 3813, subadult male, the same data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species can be distinguished from other members of the genus Cyrtodactylus by a combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL 61.0–77.7 mm); dorsal tubercles in 16–20 irregular rows; 36–39 ventral scale rows; precloacal pores absent in females, 5 or 6 in males, in a continuous row; femoral pores absent; 3–8 enlarged femoral scales; postcloacal spurs 1 or 2; lamellae under toe IV 16–19; neckband continuous; dorsal pattern with irregular transverse bands; subcaudals not transversely enlarged. (Do et al. 2021). |
| Comment | Similar species: Cyrtodactylus cattienensis. For comparisons and data of bidoupimontis, bugiamapensis, caovansungi, cattienensis, chungi, cryptus, cucdongensis, culaochamensis, dati, gialaiensis, huynhi, irregularis, kingsadai, phnomchiensis, phumyensis, phuocbinhensis, pseudoquadrivirgatus, sangi, takouensis, taynguyenensis, yangbayensis, ziegleri, see Table 2 in Do et al. 2021. |
| Etymology | The new species was named after Dr. Nikolai Orlov, Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, in recognition of his great contribution to the herpetofaunal exploration in Vietnam. Common names: Orlov’s Bent-toed Gecko (English) and Thạch sùng ngón orlov (Vietnamese). |
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