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Cyrtodactylus dayangbuntingensis QUAH, GRISMER, WOOD & SAH, 2019

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus dayangbuntingensis QUAH, GRISMER, WOOD & SAH 2019 
DistributionPeninsular Malaysia (Dayang Bunting Island, Langkawi Archipelago, Tuba Island)

Type locality: along a trail to Dayang Bunting Lake, Dayang Bunting Island, Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia (6°12’28.1”N 99°47’02.8”E; 18 m elevation  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: LSUHC 14353, Adult male, collected on 24 July 2018 at 2030 hrs by Evan S.H. Quah. (Fig. 4A in Quah et al. 2019).
Paratypes (Fig. 4B & C). Adult male, LSUHC 14354 and sub-adult female, LSUHC 14355 bear the same col- lection data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus dayangbuntingensis sp. nov. can be differentiated from all other species of Cyrto- dactylus by having a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of approximately 99.00 mm; 12–14 supralabials; 10–11 infralabials; weak tuberculation on body; no tubercles on ventral surface of forelimbs, gular region, ventrolateral body folds, or anterior one-third of tail; 35 or 36 paravertebral tubercles; 20–22 longitudinal dorsal tubercle rows; 36–39 ventral scales; 21–23 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; 26–29 femoroprecloacal pores; deep precloacal groove in males; up to three rows of small to medium-sized postcloacal (hemipenial) tubercles with a (1–3 + 2–4 + 2–4) range of tubercles per row; four dark dorsal body bands; body bands slightly narrower than interspaces; no rostral chevron; body bands and nuchal loop edged by a broken, thin white or yellow line formed by a single row of tubercles; scattered white tubercles present on dorsum; no banding on base of thigh; up to ap- proximately 13 dark caudal bands on original tail; white caudal bands infused with dark pigmentation in adults; and hatchlings and juveniles bearing white tail tips. These characters are scored across all species of the C. pulchellus complex in Table 7 in Quah et al. 2019.


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CommentHabitat: proximity of karst outcrops 
EtymologyThe specific epithet dayangbuntingensis is in reference to the type locality of this species on Dayang Bunting Island of the Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. 
References
  • Grismer, L. L., Wood, P. L., Poyarkov, N. A., Le, M. D., Kraus, F., Agarwal, I., ... & Grismer, J. L. 2021. Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 101–154 - get paper here
  • QUAH, EVAN S. H.; L. LEE GRISMER, PERRY L. WOOD, JR. & SHAHRUL ANUAR MOHD SAH 2019. The discovery and description of a new species of Bent-toed Gecko of the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4668 (1): 051–075 - get paper here
  • QUAH, EVAN S. H.; PERRY L. JR. WOOD, M.S. SHAHRUL ANUAR, MOHD ABDUL MUIN 2020. A new species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia with an updated checklist of the herpetofauna of Tuba Island. Zootaxa 4767 (1): 138–160 - get paper here
  • Termprayoon, K., Rujirawan, A., Grismer, L. L., Wood Jr, P. L., & Aowphol, A. 2021. Taxonomic reassessment and phylogenetic placement of Cyrtodactylus phuketensis (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) based on morphological and molecular evidence. ZooKeys, 1040, 91 - get paper here
  • WOOD JR, PERRY L.; L. LEE GRISMER, MOHD ABDUL MUIN, SHAHRUL ANUAR, JAMIE R. OAKS 2020. A new potentially endangered limestone-associated Bent-toed Gecko of the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) complex from northern Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4751 (3): 437–460 - get paper here
 
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