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Cyrtodactylus sungaiupe TERMPRAYOON, RUJIRAWAN, GRISMER, WOOD & AOWPHOL, 2023

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Thung Wa Bent-toed Gecko 
SynonymCyrtodactylus sungaiupe TERMPRAYOON, RUJIRAWAN, GRISMER, WOOD & AOWPHOL 2023: 326 
DistributionThailand (Satun)

Type locality: Thailand, Satun Province, Thung Wa District, Thung Wa Subdistrict (7°05.865'N, 99°58.506'E; 58 m a.s.l.),  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. Adult male (ZMKU R 01009, Figs 5, 6) collected on 29 April 2022 by Korkhwan Termprayoon, Akrachai Aksornneam, Attapol Rujirawan, and Siriporn Yodthong.
Paratypes. Two adult males (ZMKU R 01004–01005) and two adult females (ZMKU R 01007–01008), same data as holotype, except collected on 12 May 2019, by Korkhwan Termprayoon, Attapol Rujirawan, Natee Ampai, Piyawan Puanprapai and Siriporn Yodthong. One adult male (ZMKU R 01010) and two adult females (ZMKU R 01011–01012), same data as holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus sungaiupe sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species of the C. pulchellus group by a combination of the following characters: (1) SVL 89.7–102.7 mm in adult males (n = 4), 87.3–104.6 mm in adult females (n = 4); (2) 12–16 supralabial and 10–13 infralabial scales; (3) weak tuberculation on body; (4) no tubercles on ventral surfaces of forelimbs, gular region or in ventrolateral body folds; (5) 30–38 paravertebral tubercles; (6) 19–22 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; (7) 32–40 rows of ventral scales; (8) 20–24 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; (9) 29–34 femoroprecloacal pores in adult males; (10) absence of precloacal pores in adult females; (11) deep precloacal groove in males; (12) absence of scattered pattern of white tubercles on dorsum; (13) four dark dorsal body bands; (14) nine or twelve dark caudal bands on original tail; (15) light caudal bands in adults infused with dark pigmentation; (16) caudal tubercles extended 1/8–1/10 of anterior portion of tail and (17) posterior portion of tail in hatchlings and juveniles white. (TERMPRAYOON et al. 2023)


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet sungaiupe is derived from the old name of Thung Wa District (Sungai Upe District), the type locality of the new species. 
References
  • Termprayoon K, Rujirawan A, Grismer LL, Wood Jr PL, Aowphol A 2023. Two new karst-adapted species in the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from southern Thailand. ZooKeys 1179: 313-352 - get paper here
 
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