Cyrtodactylus jarakensis GRISMER, CHAN, GRISMER, WOOD & BELABUT, 2008
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Jarak Island Bent-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus jarakensis GRISMER, CHAN, GRISMER, WOOD & BELABUT 2008 Cyrtodactylus jarakensis — GRISMER 2011 Cyrtodactylus jarakensis — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 |
Distribution | W Malaysia (Pulau Jarak, Perak) Type locality: Pulau Jarak, Perak, West Malaysia (04°04.001 N, 100°27.160 E; 20 m elevation). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZRC 2.6753, adult female; field number DB07 (129)) collected by Daicus Belabut (DB) on 25 November 2007. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus jarakensis is distinguished from all other Sunda Shelf species by having a maximum SVL of 67.0 mm; low, rounded, weakly keeled, body tubercles; tubercles occurring on the occiput, forelimbs, hind limbs, and beyond base of tail; 61 ventral scales; subcaudal scales small, nearly granular; proximal subdigital lamellae transversely expanded; 24 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; smooth transition between postfemoral and ventral femoral scales; no enlarged femoral or precloacal scales or pore-bearing scales; no precloacal groove or depression; no white reticulum on head; large, isolated, dark spots on head and body; distinct black and white caudal bands. These characters are summarized across all Sunda Shelf species in Table 1 in GRISMER et al. 2008. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. |
Etymology | The specific epithet jarakensis is in reference to the type locality. |
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