Cyrtodactylus hutchinsoni OLIVER, KARKKAINEN & RICHARDS, 2021
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Cyrtodactylus hutchinsoni
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hutchinson’s Bent-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus hutchinsoni OLIVER, KARKKAINEN & RICHARDS 2021: 261 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Sepik / Sandaun Province) Type locality: 13 km south-east of Hotmin Mission , West Sepik (Sandaun) Province, Papua New Guinea (4.6439ºS, 141.6791ºE; 950 m a.s.l.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. SAMA R70284, adult female |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus hutchinsoni sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Melanesian and Wallacean Cyrtodactylus by its unique combination of adult size large (SVL up to at least 144.0 mm); body slender; head moderately wide (HW/SVL 0.19); dorsal tubercles flat or at most slightly keeled, rounded, and in approximately 18–20 longitudinal rows at mid-torso; tubercles on ventrolateral folds rounded; tubercles not extending ventrally past ventrolateral folds; tubercles absent on lower jaw and throat; caudal tubercles flat or slightly keeled and at base of tail only; subcaudal scales on original tail not transversely widened; enlarged precloacal and femoral scales forming a continuous series of up to 80 scales that extends to knee; and dorsal colour pattern in life including four pairs of dark-brown dorsal blotches with prominent off-white margins on grey-brown background, and further extensive dark-brown reticulations and small blotchings across head and limbs. Additional details (12927 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after Mark Hutchinson, recently retired Curator of Herpetology at the South Australian Museum; first, in recognition of his broad contributions to herpetology. |
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