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Cyrtodactylus miriensis DAVIS, DAS, LEACHÉ, KARIN, BRENNAN, JACKMAN, NASHRIQ, CHAN & BAUER, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus miriensis DAVIS, DAS, LEACHÉ, KARIN, BRENNAN, JACKMAN, NASHRIQ, CHAN & BAUER 20121
Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus — HIKIDA 1990 
DistributionMalaysia (Miri and Limbang Divisions, Sarawak, Borneo)

Type locality: Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: CAS 262994
Paratypes: CAS 262989; UNIMAS 9620; UNIMAS 9621; UNIMAS 9622; UNIMAS 9623 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 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). 
CommentSimilar species: C. pubisulcus; C. hantu 
EtymologyThe specific epithet miriensis is in reference to the distribution of the species in the Miri Division of Sarawak. 
References
  • Davis, H. R., Das, I., Leaché, A. D., Karin, B. R., Brennan, I. G., Jackman, T. R., ... & Bauer, A. M. 2021. Genetically diverse yet morphologically conserved: Hidden diversity revealed among Bornean geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research - get paper here
  • Hikida T 1990. Bornean gekkonid lizards of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 13 (3): 91-107 - get paper here
  • Janzen, Peter 2022. Herpetofauna in Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo) – Part 2 Reptiles. Sauria 44 (3): 3-28
 
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