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Cyrtodactylus aunglini GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, WIN, GRISMER, TRUEBLOOD & QUAH, 2018

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kyauk Nagar Cave Bent-toed Gecko 
SynonymCyrtodactylus aunglini GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, WIN, GRISMER, TRUEBLOOD & QUAH 2018 
DistributionMyanmar (Mandalay Region)

Type locality: Kyauk Nagar Cave, 11 km southwest of Pyin Oo Lwin, Pyin Oo Lwin Township, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (20.93087°N, 95.22580°E; 715 m in elevation).  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype. LSUHC 13947, Adult male collected on 24 March 2018 at 1030 hrs Myint Kyaw Thura, Aung Lin, Perry L. Wood, Jr., Aung Lin Htet, and L. Lee Grismer. Paratypes. Adult males LSUHC 13946, and 13948–52 bear the same collection data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus aunglini sp. nov. differs from all other species of Cyrtodactylus by having the unique combination of the following characters: 8–10 supralabials and infralabials; 36–45 paravertebral tubercles; 21–26 longitudinal rows of body tubercles; well-developed body tubercles not extending past the hemipenial swellings; no gular tubercles; a ventrolateral fold; 41–49 ventral scales; digits not relatively short; basal subdigital lamellae expanded proximal to digital inflection; 19–23 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; no enlarged femoral scales or pore-bearing femoral scales; no precloacal groove; 12 or 13 pore-bearing, contiguous, precloacal scales; precloacal scale row not sharply angular; multiple enlarged post-precloacal scales; three or four cloacal spurs in males; caudal scales arranged in poorly defined segments; no enlarged, plate-like, medial subcaudal scales; band on nape; seven or eight dorsal bands lacking paravertebral elements, zig-zag to regular in shape, usually wider than immaculate interspaces, not bearing lightened centers, not edged posteriorly with light-colored tubercles, and posterior borders bold and anterior borders diffuse; clusters of enlarged, light-colored scales usually in ventrolateral fold; top of head generally unicolor; nine or 10 immaculate light caudal bands not encircling tail; nine or 10 dark caudal bands wider than light caudal bands; raised, moderately keeled body tubercles; and a maximum SVL of 81.6 mm (Tables 4, 5). These characters are scored across all species in the gansi group in Table 3 in Grismer et al. 2018: 160.


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Comment 
EtymologyThis species is named to honor Mr. Aung Lin of Fauna & Flora International, Yangon for his extensive participation and assistance during all our expeditions in Myanmar and for his outreach projects to various communities that emphasize habitat conservation through sustainable utilization. 
References
  • GRISMER, L. LEE; PERRY L., JR. WOOD, MYINT KYAW THURA, NAY MYO WIN, MARTA S. GRISMER, LLYOD A. TRUEBLOOD, EVAN S. H. QUAH 2018. A re-description of Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with comments on the adaptive significance of orange coloration in hatchlings and descriptions of two new species from eastern Myanmar (Burma). Zootaxa 4527 (2): 151–185 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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