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Cyrtodactylus regicavernicolus CHHIN, NEANG, CHAN, KONG, OU, IN, SAMORN, SOR, LOU, SIN, CHHIM,<br>STUART & GRISMER,, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Royal Cave Bent-toed gecko
Khmer: តុកែភ្នំព្រះគុហារហ្លួង 
SynonymCyrtodactylus regicavernicolus CHHIN, NEANG, CHAN, KONG, OU, IN, SAMORN, SOR, LOU, SIN, CHHIM, STUART & GRISMER, 2024: 9 
DistributionCambodia (Kampot)

Type locality: Cambodia, Kampot Province, Banteaymeas District, Touk Meas Khang lech Commune, Chrorkley Village, Phnom Preah Kuhear loung Natural Heritage Site, 10.66459°N 104.53687°E  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. CBC 03257, adult male (field tag NT 01474), coll. 29 January 2021 by Thy Neang, Vireak Samorn, Visatha In, ratha Sor, and Sopha Sin.
Paratypes. CBC 03256 (male), same data as holotype except [note misformatted coordinates] 10.66459oN 104.53687oE. CBC 03258 (one female), same data as holotype. CBC 03259–60 (two males), same data as holotype except 10.67058oN 104.54023oE, coll. 29–30 January 2021. CBC 03261 (one male), same data as holotype except 10.65109oN 104.52284oE, coll. 30 January 2021. CBC 03262 (one male), same data as holotype except 10.66745oN 104.51744oE, coll. 13 February 2021. CBC 03264 (one female), same data as holotype except 10.66987oN 104.51725oE, coll. 13 February 2021. CBC 03266 (one male), same data as holotype except 10.66668oN 104.54284oE, coll. 14 February 2021. NCSM 110189 (one male), same data as holotype except 10.67081oN 104.51947oE, coll. 13 February 2021. NCSM 110190 (one male), same data as holotype except 10.66699oN 104.54253oE, coll. 13 February 2021. NCSM 110187–88, CBC 03299 (three males), CBC 03298 (one female), same data as holotype except 10.66459oN 104.53687oE, coll. 14 September 2022 by Thy Neang, Vireak Samorn, Sophea Chhin, and Meng Chhim; CBC 03304 (one male), Cambodia, Kampot Province, Banteaymeas District, Touk Meas Khang lech Commune, Chrorkley Village, Phnom Totung, 10.69681oN 104.52457oE, coll. 14 September by Thy Neang, Vireak Samorn, Sophea Chhin, and Meng Chhim.
Other material. CBC 03300 (one subadult male), CBC 03301 (juvenile), CBC 03302 (one juvenile), same data as holotype except 10.66459oN 104.53687oE, coll. 14 September 2022 by Thy Neang, Vireak Samorn, Sophea Chhin, and Meng Chhim. CBC 03305 (one subadult female), same data as holotype except 10.66698oN 104.54255oE, coll. 14 September 2022 by Thy Neang, Vireak Samorn, Sophea Chhin, and Meng Chhim. CBC 03263 (one juvenile), same data as holotype except 10.66987oN 104.51725oE, coll. 13 February 2021. CBC 03265 (one juvenile), same data as holotype except 10.67058oN 104.54023oE, coll. 13 February 2021. CBC 03303 (one juvenile), same data as holotype except 10.66459oN 104.53687oE, coll. 14 September 2022 by Thy Neang, Vireak Samorn, Sophea Chhin, and Meng Chhim. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin regis for “of the king,” caverna for “cave,” and -cola for “dweller,” in reference to its type locality at Phnom Preah Kuhear loung, a name in the Khmer language that translates to “royal Cave Mountain”. 
References
  • CHHIN, S., NEANG, T., CHAN, S., KONG, K., OU, R., SAMORN, V., ... & GRISMER, L. L. 2024. A new species in the Cyrtodactylus intermedius (Squamata: Gekkonidae) group from an isolated limestone karst formation in southwestern Cambodia. Zootaxa 5474 (1): 1-20
 
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