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Cyrtodactylus papuensis BRONGERSMA, 1934

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Papua Bow-fingered Gecko 
SynonymGymnodactylus arfakensis SAUVAGE 1879: 49 (nec Gymnodactylus (Heteronota) arfakianus MEYER 1874)
Gymnodactylus sermowaiensis — DE JONG 1927 (non G. s. DE ROOIJ)
Gymnodactylus novae-guineae BRONGERSMA 1928 (nec G. m. n.-g. SCHLEGEL 1844)
Gymnodactylus papuensis BRONGERSMA 1934: 173 (nom. nov.)
Cyrtodactylus papuensis — UNDERWOOD 1954
Gymnodactylus papuensis — WERMUTH 1965: 63
Gonydactylus papuensis — KLUGE 1991
Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus) papuensis — RÖSLER 2000: 66
Cyrtodactylus papuensis — TALLOWIN et al. 2018 
DistributionPapua New Guinea, Indonesia (Misool: Rösler & Scheidt 2013)

Type locality: Southern New Guinea.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMA.RENA 10937 [Gymnodactylus novae-guineae Brongersma 1928] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (681 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Gymnodactylus arfakensis SAUVAGE 1879 is an unjustified emendation of Gymnodactylus (Heteronota) arfakianus MEYER 187. DAAN & HILLENIUS 1966 listed Gymnodactylus sermowaiensis as valid species. 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution in Papua New Guinea. 
References
  • Brongersma, L. D. 1928. Neue Reptilien aus dem Zoologischen Museum Amsterdam. Zool. Anz. 75:251-257.
  • Brongersma,L.D. 1934. Contributions to Indo-Australian herpetology. Zoologische Mededelingen 17: 161-251 - get paper here
  • Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144
  • 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
  • Günther, R. & H. Rösler 2002. Eine neue Art der Gattung Cyrtodactylus GRAY, 1827 aus dem Westen von Neuguinea (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 38 (4): 195-212 - get paper here
  • Linkem, Charles W.; Jimmy A. McGuire, Christopher J. Hayden, Mohammed Iqbal Setiadi, David P. Bickford, and Rafe M. Brown 2008. A New Species of Bent-Toe Gecko (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Sulawesi Island, Eastern Indonesia. Herpetologica 64 (2): 224-234 - get paper here
  • OLIVER , PAUL; PAUL EDGAR, MUMPUNI, DJOKO T. ISKANDAR & RON LILLEY 2009. A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from Seram Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2115: 47-55 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Rösler, H. 2000. Die postanale Beschuppung bei Cyrtodactylus GRAY 1827 und Cyrtopodion FITZINGER 1843 - funktionelle und taxonomische Aspekte (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 2: 154-207
  • Rösler, H. & Glaw, F. 2008. A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Malaysia including a literature survey of mensural and meristic data in the genus. Zootaxa 1729: 8–22 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. & S. J. Richards & R. Günther 2007. Bemerkungen zur Morphologie und Taxonomie der östlich der Wallacea vorkommenden Geckos der Gattung Cyrtodactylus GRAY, 1827, mit Beschreibungen von zwei neuen Arten (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 43 (4): 193-230 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H., Glaw, F.& R. Günther 2005. Aktualisierte Liste der Geckos von Neuguinea (Sauria: Geckonidae: Gekkoninae) mit vorläufiger Charakterisierung von neun Formen aus den Gattungen Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, Gehyra Gray, 1834 und Nactus Kluge, 1983. Gekkota 5: 33-64 - get paper here
  • Rösler, Herbert & UlricH scheidt 2013. Die herpetologische Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt. 1. Teil: Verzeichnis der Geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkota). Vernate 32: 235-256
  • Sauvage, H. E. 1879. Notice sur quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus de la Nouvelle-Guinee. [Elania annulata]. Bull. Soc. philom. Paris (7) 3: 47-61 - get paper here
  • Underwood, Garth 1954. On the classifcation and evolution of geckos. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 124 (3): 469-492
  • Tallowin, O. J. S., Tamar, K., Meiri, S., Allison, A., Kraus, F., Richards, S. J., & Oliver, P. M. 2018. Early insularity and subsequent mountain uplift were complementary drivers of diversification in a Melanesian lizard radiation (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 29–39 - get paper here
 
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