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Cyrtodactylus tahuna RIYANTO, ARIDA & KOCH, 2018

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Tahuna bent-toed gecko
Indonesian: Cicak Jari-lengkung Tahuna 
SynonymCyrtodactylus tahuna RIYANTO, ARIDA & KOCH 2018 
DistributionIndonesia (Sulawesi)

Type locality: Kecamatan (district) Tahuna, Kabupaten (regency) Kepulauan Sangihe, Sangihe Island, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia (3°36'47.0"N, 125°30'11.0"E; 30 m)  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: MZB Lace.5123 (field number AK028), an adult male (Fig. 2A, 3A in Riyanto et al. 2018), collected on 8 July 2005 by E. Arida and A. Koch. Paratypes (Fig. 2B–C, 3). MZB.Lace.5097 (field number AK032), an adult female, same data as for holotype except for collection date, i.e., 10 July 2005. MZB.Lace.5133 (field number AK029), an unsexed juvenile, same data as for holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus tahuna sp. nov. can be readily distinguished from the congeners on Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sunda Islands by the following unique combination of characters: (1) medium size, with a SVL reaching 79.2 mm, (2) brachium and antebrachium tuberculated, (3) raised conical tubercles along ventrolateral body folds, (4) 49–50 ventral scales, (5) precloacal depression in shape of a pit, (6) 14 precloacal pores arranged in the shape of a ‘˄’, (7) enlarged precloacal and femoral scales separated by smaller scales, (8) enlarged femoral scales in two rows, (9) precloacal and femoral pores separated by poreless scales, (10) five femoral pores on both sides, (11) 20–24 lamellae under fourth toes, (12) no transversely enlarged median subcaudals, (13) tail not prehensile, and (14) tubercles extend along about 60% of tail length.


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Comment 
EtymologyThe species epithet tahuna is a noun used in apposition. Tahuna is the capital town of Kabupaten Sangihe, where the specimens were collected. 
References
  • Kwet, A. 2019. Liste der im Jahr 2018 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2019 (3): 52-72
  • RIYANTO, AWAL; EVY ARIDA & ANDRÉ KOCH 2018. Cyrtodactylus tahuna sp. nov., a new bent-toed gecko (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Sangihe Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4399 (2): 220–232 - 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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