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). |
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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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