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Cyrtodactylus tehetehe WIRADARMA, PRATAMA, FITRIANA, HAMIDY, SMITH, WAWANGNINGRUM & RIYANTO, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Maratua’a Bent-toed Gecko
Indonesian: Cecak Jarilengkung Maratua 
SynonymCyrtodactylus tehetehe WIRADARMA, PRATAMA, FITRIANA, HAMIDY, SMITH, WAWANGNINGRUM & RIYANTO 2024: 382 
DistributionIndonesia (Maratua Island)

Type locality: Maratua Island, Derawan Archipelago, Kabupaten Berau, Propinsi Kalimantan Timur, Borneo, Indonesia (2.239173 N, 118.567878 E), 10 m elevation  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. Male, MZB.Lace.15614 (FN MZB.Herp.0843) (Fig. 3, 5), collected by H. Wiradarma on 24 May 2022.
Paratype. MZB.Lace.15613 (FN MZB.Herp.0842) (Fig. 4), same data as holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus tehetehe sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: known maximum SVL 71.4 mm; supralabials 12; infralabials 10–11; tubercles on dorsal surface of upper arm absent; tubercles on ventrolateral body folds present; longitudinal dorsal tubercle rows 16; paravertebral tubercles 32–34; ventral scale rows 51–53; precloacal depression absent; precloacal pore single; enlarged precloacal scales present; femoral pores absent; enlarged femoral scales absent; subdigital lamellae on fourth toe 23; enlarged transverse median subcaudals absent. (Wiradarma et al. 2024)


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EtymologyNamed after Indonesian Tehetehe (tehe-tehe), a traditional dish from the Derawan Islands, made from white glutinous rice mixed with coconut milk with a little salt, all placed inside a sea urchin shell (Echinoidea spp) and cooked for 30 minutes. Wiradarma et al. want to raise awareness of Indonesia’s culinary and reptile diversity to the rest of the world, as this island is being transformed into an important tourist destination. 
References
  • WIRADARMA, H., PRATAMA, D. R., FITRIANA, Y. S., HAMIDY, A., SMITH, E. N., WAWANGNINGRUM, H., & RIYANTO, A. 2024. Another New Species of the Cyrtodactylus annulatus Complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Maratua an Adjacent Island to Borneo, Indonesia. Zootaxa 5428 (3): 373-392 - get paper here
 
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