Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis LIU & RAO, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Western Yunnan Bent-toed Gecko Chinese: 滇西裸趾虎’ (Diān Xī Luǒ Zhǐ Hǔ) |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis LIU & RAO 2021 Cyrtodactylus khasiensis — YANG & RAO 2008 |
Distribution | China (Yingjiang County and Longchuan County in Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Western Yunnan) Type locality: Tongbiguan Township, Yingjiang County, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (24° 36′ 51″ N, 97° 35′ 2″ E, at an elevation of 1170 m asl). |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: KIZ L2019044, adult male, collected by Shuo Liu on 3 September 2018. Paratypes: KIZ 2003170, adult male, collected on 14 May 2003. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Crytodactylus dianxiensis can be diagnosed from other members of the C. gansi group by the following combination of characters: body size moderate (SVL 73.8–79.9 mm in adults); 11–12 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; 18–19 longitudinal rows of rounded, conical, feebly keeled dorsal tubercles; 31–32 paravertebral tubercles; 37–41 ventral scales between ventrolateral folds; no precloacal groove; 7–8 precloacals in males, no femoral pores; 16 total subdigital lamellae beneath finger IV of manus, 19–20 total subdigital lamellae beneath toe IV of pes; dorsal pattern of indistinct light and dark blotches forming longitudinal markings on neck and forebody; tail with alternating dark and light bands. (Liu et al. 2021). Additional details (4627 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | ‘Dianxi’ in Chinese language is a noun and means Western Yunnan, the specific epithet refers to the distribution of the new species in the westernmost part of Yunnan Province. |
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