Cyrtodactylus capreoloides RÖSLER, RICHARDS & GÜNTHER, 2007

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Cyrtodactylus capreoloides RÖSLER, RICHARDS & GÜNTHER 2007 Cyrtodactylus capreoloides — OLIVER et al. 2012
Distribution	Papua New Guinea Type locality: Seepage above Moro, 06° 22.099’ S, 143° 13’ E, 1000 m elevation, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SAMA R62634, male adult.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis and comparisons. Distinguished from all other Melanesian Cyrtodactylus by the following unique suite of character states: moderate size (males to 78 mm, females to 84 mm); subcaudal scales much less than one-quarter transverse width of tail; mid-dorsal tubercles in approximately 20–22 transverse rows; cephalic tubercles densely arranged in mid-dorsal region posterior to the orbitals; precloacal and femoral scales in a distinctly enlarged and continuous series; precloacal pores in broad and wide open chevron of 13–14; femoral pores in series ranging from 16 to 24, separate from precloacal pores and extending to knee; and dorsal pattern of 5–6 thin indistinct dorsal bands on light grey or buff background.
Comment	Specimens: only known from the holotype (OLIVER et al. 2012).
Etymology	named after Latin “capreolus” for roe deer in reference to the brownish colouration which resembles a roe deer in summer.
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 Kraus, Fred 2008. Taxonomic partitioning of Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 1883: 1–27 - get paper here NGO, VAN TRI 2013. Cyrtodactylus dati, a new forest dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3616 (2): 151–164 - get paper here Oliver, Paul M.; Stephen J. Richards, Mark Sistrom 2012. Phylogeny and systematics of Melanesia’s most diverse gecko lineage (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkonidae, Squamata). Zoologica Scripta 41: 437–454 - 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
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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