Cyrtodactylus miriensis DAVIS, DAS, LEACHÉ, KARIN, BRENNAN, JACKMAN, NASHRIQ, CHAN & BAUER, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Cyrtodactylus miriensis DAVIS, DAS, LEACHÉ, KARIN, BRENNAN, JACKMAN, NASHRIQ, CHAN & BAUER 20121 Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus — HIKIDA 1990 |
Distribution | Malaysia (Miri and Limbang Divisions, Sarawak, Borneo) Type locality: Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Types | Holotype: CAS 262994 Paratypes: CAS 262989; UNIMAS 9620; UNIMAS 9621; UNIMAS 9622; UNIMAS 9623 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus miriensis can be distinguished from all Cyrtodactylus species by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of at least 71 mm; 10–14 supralabials; 10–11 infralabials; weak tuberculation on dorsal surface of body; no tubercles on ventral surface of body; 47–57 paravertebral tubercles; 12–20 longitudinal tubercle rows; 33–45 ventral scales; 17–21 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; no femoral pores; no enlarged femoral scales; 1–5 precloacal pores; precloacal slit; blotches, indistinct dorsal body bands, and/or longitudinal stripes; no rostral chevron; and no single row of enlarged caudal scales. The species can further be distinguished using fixed genetic differences (Davis et al. 2021). |
Comment | Similar species: C. pubisulcus; C. hantu |
Etymology | The specific epithet miriensis is in reference to the distribution of the species in the Miri Division of Sarawak. |
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