Cyrtodactylus makwanpurgadhiensis BHATTARAI, GAUTAM, NEUPANE, KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, AGARWAL, OLSON, HOGAN & WRIGHT, 2025
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Cyrtodactylus makwanpurgadhiensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Makwanpurgadhi bent-toed gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus makwanpurgadhiensis BHATTARAI, GAUTAM, NEUPANE, KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, AGARWAL, OLSON, HOGAN & WRIGHT 2025: 136 |
| Distribution | C Nepal (Bagmati) Type locality: walls of Makwanpurgadhi Fort (27°24.799'N, 85°8.690'E; ca 1050 m a.s.l.), Makwanpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NHM 2025/383 (SB078), adult male; collected by Santosh Bhattarai on 10 July 2024. Paratypes. NHM 2025/384 (SB079), NHM 2025/385 (SB080), NHM 2025/386 (SB081), NHM 2025/387 (SB082), NHM 2025/388 (SB083), NHM 2025/389 (SB086) bear the same locality and collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized Cyrtodactylus, snout to vent length up to 78.7 mm. Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; smooth granular scales intermixed with fairly regularly arranged rows of enlarged, feebly keeled, weakly pointed tubercles; a weak ventrolateral fold on lower flank; 18–20 rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody, 32–40 tubercles in paravertebral rows; ventral scales subequal from chest to vent, smooth, subcircular, and subimbricate with rounded end; 38–41 scales across belly at midbody, 76–90 longitudinal scales between axilla to groin, 167–195 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; subdigital scansors smooth, unnotched, and mostly entire; 12–14 lamellae under digit I of manus and pes, 16–18 lamellae under digit IV of manus and 19–23 lamellae under digit IV of pes; a series of nine precloacal pore-bearing scales contiguous with 10 or 11 enlarged precloacal scales in males (n = 4); female lack pores but have 7–9 pitted homologous scales, and 11–13 enlarged precloacal scales (n = 3); dorsal scales on non-regenerated tail homogeneous, fairly regularly arranged, smooth, subcircular, flattened, and subimbricate, and larger than granular scales at dorsal midbody, gradually becoming larger posteriorly and dorsolaterally; a few scattered enlarged tubercles present on the tail base; subcaudal scales in median series smooth, variable in size and shape, and not enlarged; variegated dorsal pattern, original tail bearing 10–13 alternating dark and light bands. (Bhattarai et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 10406 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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