Cyrtodactylus stellatus TERMPRAYOON, RUJIRAWAN, AMPAI, WOOD & AOWPHOL, 2021
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Cyrtodactylus stellatus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus stellatus TERMPRAYOON, RUJIRAWAN, AMPAI, WOOD & AOWPHOL 2021 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Tarutao Island, Satun Province) Type locality: Pha Toe Boo, Tarutao Island, Mueang Satun District, Satun Province, Thailand |
| Reproduction | Oviparous. Two gravid females were found in November and contained two eggs (externally visible). Juvenile was found in May (Termprayooon et al. 2021). |
| Types | Holotype: ZMKU R 00905, adult male, collected on 11 March 2019 by Korkhwan Termprayoon, Anchalee Aowphol, Attapol Rujirawan, Natee Ampai and Siriporn Yodthong. Paratypes: Two adult males (ZMKU R 00906–00907) and two adult females (ZMKU R 00908–00909), same data as holotype. One adult female (ZMKU R 00913) same data as holotype except collected on 12 May 2019. One adult male (ZMKU R 00903) and two adult females (ZMKU R 00899–00900), same data as holotype, except collected on 5 November 2017 by Korkhwan Termprayoon, Attapol Rujirawan, Natee Ampai, and Siriporn Yodthong. One adult male (ZMKU R 00915) collected from Thailand, Satun Province, Mueang Satun District, Tarutao National Park, Tarutao Island, Tarutao Outcrop on 12 March 2019 by Korkhwan Termprayoon, Anchalee Aowphol, Attapol Rujirawan, Na- tee Ampai and Siriporn Yodthong. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus stellatus can be distinguished from all other species of the C. pulchellus group by the combination of the following characters: (1) SVL 86.3–95.9 mm in adult males, 86.6–96.1 mm in adult females; (2) 12–15 supralabial and 10–13 infralabial scales; (3) weak tuberculation on body; (4) no tubercles on ventral surfaces of forelimbs, gular region, or in ventrolateral body folds; (5) 32–47 paravertebral tubercles; (6) 19–23 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; (7) 32–40 rows of ventral scales; (8) 20–23 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; (9) 24–29 femoroprecloacal pores in adult males; (10) precloacal pores present in adult females; (11) deep precloacal groove in males; (12) dorsum bearing a scattered pattern of white tubercles; (13) four dark dorsal body bands; (14) 10–12 dark caudal bands on original tail; (15) white caudal bands in adults heavily infused with dark pigmentation; and (16) posterior portion of tail in hatchlings and juveniles white (Termprayoon 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 2802 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Latin “stellatus”, meaning starry or starred, and refers to scattered pattern of light-colored tubercles on dorsum and limbs. The name corresponds with the sister taxon C. astrum that shared similar diagnostic character (scattered light-colored tubercles pattern on dorsum). |
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