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Cnemaspis puterisantubongae KURITA, NISHIKAWA, HOSSMAN, MIZUNO, SATO & GUMAL, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Santubong rock gecko
Malay: Cicak puteri Santubong 
SynonymCnemaspis puterisantubongae KURITA, NISHIKAWA, HOSSMAN, MIZUNO, SATO & GUMAL 2024 
DistributionMalaysia (Borneo: Sarawak)

Type locality: Gunung (= Mt.) Santubong, Kuching, Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia (1.75791°N, 110.32685°E, ca. 250 m a.s.l.).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. SFC-GRB-00517, Adult male (field no.: KUHE Swk23-186) collected on September 24, 2023, by T. Kurita and K. Nishikawa.
Paratype. Five adult males and three adult or young females (SFC-GRB-00515, 00516, 00518, 00519, SFC- GRB-00528–00531; field nos. KUHE Swk23-184, 185, 187, 188, 197–200, respectively) collected on September 24–25, 2023, by T. Kurita and K. Nishikawa from the type locality. 
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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Puteri (= princess) Santubong, who is one of two princesses appearing in a local myth. These princesses are said to have descended from the celestial realm to a human village; their remarkable beauty and weaving skills are represented in the species by yellow ocher body colouration, distinct bold black marks, and pale/faint yellow spots in both sexes. Santubong is also the name of the promontory for which the Santubong National Park is named. 
References
  • KURITA, T., NISHIKAWA, K., HOSSMAN, M. Y., MIZUNO, T., SATO, H., & GUMAL, M. 2024. Description of a new sandstone-dwelling species of genus Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Gunung Santubong National Park, southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia. Zootaxa 5468(2): 361-378 - get paper here
 
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