Cyrtodactylus parkeri KRAUS, 2025
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Cyrtodactylus parkeri
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus parkeri KRAUS 2025: 547 Cyrtodactylus loriae – RÖSLER et al. 2007: 228 (in part) Cyrtodactylus loriae – GOLDBERG et al. 2010: 139 (in part) Cyrtodactylus 'cf. loriae Wau' – TALLOWIN et al. 2018: 33 Cyrtodactylus loriae – GOLDBERG 2021: 109 (in part) |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Morobe) Type locality: at Garaina, 7.8777° S, 147.1408° E, 700 m a.s.l., Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 149772, adult male, collected by F. Parker , 17 May 1975. Paratypes (n = 9): Papua New Guinea: Morobe Province: near Pindiu, 3000 ft. [=910 m] a.s.l. (AMNH 95647); Saurere, 4700 ft. [= 1430 m] a.s.l. (AMNH 104869); 2.5 km NW Wau, 7.3415° S, 146.7056° E, 1230 m a.s.l. (BPBM 8341), 1 km SW Wau, 7.3497° S, 146.7065° E, 1150–1200 m a.s.l. (BPBM 8718, 32013), 2 km NW Wau, 7.3433° S, 146.6948° E, 1150 m a.s.l. (BPBM 23685–86), 5.1 km NW summit of Mt. Shungol, 6.8190° S, 146.6962° E, 830 m a.s.l. (BPBM 18651), 5.6 km NW summit of Mt. Shungol, 6.8162° S, 146.6915° E, 750 m a.s.l. (BPBM 18652). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large (adult male SVL = 74–119 mm, adult female SVL = 122–134 mm) species of Cyrtodactylus having small subcaudals not arrayed in a single transverse row; throat without scattered enlarged tubercles; single continuous row of 60–73 enlarged precloacal/femoral scales (mean = 66) arrayed in a shallow chevron, containing 62–70 precloacal/femoral pores in males (mean = 66); enlarged series of precloacal-femoral scales ~4 times size of scales immediately posterior to that series (Fig. 1C); 20–31 flat tubercles on lateral skin fold (mean = 25.4); smaller, conical tubercles on top of thighs typically 4–5 times size of surrounding granules; 35–50 midbelly scale rows (mean = 41.8); 19–26 T4 lamellae (mean = 24.1); postmental width/postmental length 0.54–0.67 (mean = 0.60); postmental suture/postmental length 0.50–0.74 (mean = 0.67); dorsal ground color brown or gray brown; nuchal collar entire; 3–4 darker-brown bands or paired blotches between nuchal collar and tail base that are narrower than or as wide as the intervening ground color, distinct, those posterior to scapular region extending laterally or anterolaterally from mid-dorsum; and nuchal collar uniformly dark throughout length. (Kraus 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 12250 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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