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Cyrtodactylus peguensis (BOULENGER, 1893)

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Pegu Bent-toed Gecko, Thai Bow-fingered Gecko, Pegu Forest Gecko
G: Pegu-Bogenfingergecko 
SynonymGymnodactylus peguensis BOULENGER 1893: 314
Gymnodactylus peguensis — BOULENGER 1912: 36
Gymnodactylus peguensis — ANNANDALE 1913: 323
Gymnodactylus peguensis — SMITH 1935: 51
Cyrtodactylus peguensis — TAYLOR 1963: 728
Gymnodactylus peguensis — WERMUTH 1965: 63
Cyrtodactylus peguensis — COX et al. 1998: 87
Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus) peguensis — RÖSLER 2000: 66
Cyrtodactylus peguensis — PIANKA & VITT 2003: 175
Cyrtodactylus peguensis — GRISMER et al. 2017: 91 
DistributionThailand, West Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma: Pegu, Tenasserim)

Type locality: Palon, Pegu.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 1946.8.23.10 and 1893.10.9.2, MSNG 28502 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus peguensis differs from other species of the peguensis group by having the unique combination of seven supralabial and infralabial scales; 31 or 32 paravertebral tubercles; 17–19 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 36 or 37 ventral scales; 19 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 17–19 femoral pores in males; eight precloacal pores in males; three rows of post-precloacal scales; and domed to weakly conical and weakly keeled body tubercles; and a maximum SVL of 70 mm (Table 7) [from Grismer et al. 2018: 26]


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CommentDistribution: Has been erroneously (?) reported from India.

Illustration: For color plate of Cyrtodactylus peguensis zebraicus see RÖSLER 1995: 110 and MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 225.

Subspecies: Cyrtodactylus peguensis zebraicus has been elevated to full species status by Grismer et al. 2018, as it does not seem to be related to peguensis but rather to C. oldhami. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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