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Cyrtodactylus chungi OSTROWSKI, LE, NGO, PHAM, PHUNG, NGUYEN & ZIEGLER, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus chungi OSTROWSKI, LE, NGO, PHAM, PHUNG, NGUYEN & ZIEGLER 2021: 53 
DistributionS Vietnam (Binh Thuan)

Type locality: Southern Vietnam, Ham Thuan Nam District, Binh Thuan Province, Ta Kou Nature Reserve; 10o48.868′ N, 107o53.523′ E; 424 m a.s.l.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: IEBR 4581, male; 20 Jun. 2017; T.M. Phung leg.; Field No. BT2017.1; sequence with GenBank accession number MT576019; .
Paratype
VIETNAM • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; Field No. BT2017.2; sequence with GenBank accession number MT576020; IEBR 4582. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The new species can be distinguished from other members of the genus Cyrtodactylus by a combination of the following characters (Table 1): relatively small body size (SVL up to 68.5 mm); a continuous neckband; 5 or 6 irregular transverse dorsal bands; 11 or 12 bands on original tail; keeled tubercles present on dorsum, posterior limbs and tail; 17 or 18 irregular dorsal tubercle rows; 30 or 31 ventral scale rows; ventrolateral skin folds indistinct; an angular series of seven precloacal pores in male and six pitted, enlarged precloacal scales in female, each series separated by a diastema of undifferentiated scales from 4–6 enlarged, poreless femoral scales; median subcaudals slightly enlarged; 17–20 subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe.


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CommentOnly minimal information provided as authors did not provide details upon request. 
EtymologySpecific epithet ‘chungi’ is in honor of Prof. Dr Ngo Dac Chung, College of Education, Hue University, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to training of many herpetologist generations from Hue University. For the common names we suggest Chung’s Bent-toed Gecko (English) and Thạch sùng ngón chứng (Vietnamese). 
References
  • Ostrowski, S., Le, M. D., Ngo, H. T., Phung, T. M., Nguyen, T. Q., & Ziegler, T. 2021. A new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Binh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy, 731, 47-70 - get paper here
 
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