Cyrtodactylus pantiensis GRISMER, CHAN, GRISMER, WOOD & BELABUT, 2008
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Panti Mountain Bent-toed Gecko |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus pantiensis GRISMER, CHAN, GRISMER, WOOD & BELABUT 2008 Cyrtodactylus pantiensis — GRISMER 2011 Cyrtodactylus pantiensis — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 |
Distribution | W Malaysia (Johor), Singapore Type locality: Bunker Trail (01°51.759 N, 103°53.186 E; 20 m elevation), Gunung Panti Bird Sanctuary in the Gunung Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZRC 2.6750, adult male, collected by Chan K. Onn, L. Lee Grismer, Perry L. Wood, Jr., and Jesse L. Grismer on 2 June 2008. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus pantiensis is distinguished from all other Sunda Shelf species by having a maximum SVL of 77.2 mm; moderately sized, conical, keeled, body tubercles; tubercles occurring on the occiput, forelimbs, hind limbs, and beyond base of tail; 40–45 ventral scales; no transversely enlarged, median subcaudal scales; proximal subdigital lamellae transversely expanded; 22 or 23 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; abrupt transition between postfemoral and ventral femoral scales; no enlarged femoral and precloacal scales; no femoral pores; eight or nine precloacal pores not separated by intervening scales lacking pores; no precloacal groove or depression; paired, dark, semilunar-shaped blotches on upper nape prominently outlined in light yellow; no wide, dark, ventrolateral stripes on flanks confluent with a wide, dark, postorbital stripe; no white reticulum on head; dark blotches on body. These characters are summarized across all Sunda Shelf species in Table 1 in GRISMER et al. 2008. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet pantiensis refers to the type locality being within the Gunung Panti Forest Reserve. |
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