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Cyrtodactylus thathomensis NAZAROV, PAUWELS, KONSTANTINOV, CHULISOV, ORLOV & POYARKOV, 2018

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesLao: Ki Chiem Thathom
Thai: Tuk Khai Thathom
English: Thathom Bent-toed Gecko
Russian: Tatomskiy Krivopalyi Gekkon
Dutch: Thathomkromvingergekko
G: Thathom-Bogenfingergecko
French: Cyrtodactyle de Thathom 
SynonymCyrtodactylus thathomensis NAZAROV, PAUWELS, KONSTANTINOV, CHULISOV, ORLOV & POYARKOV 2018 
DistributionLaos (Xiangkhoang Province)

Type locality: north-western slope of a limestone hill (N18◦59′48.9′′, E103◦ 35′ 30.6′′ ; alt. 271 m a.s.l.) near Ban (=Village) Thathom, Xiangkhoang Province, Laos  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: ZMMU R-14919-1 (Figure 3); an adult male, collected on 14 May 2008 by E. L. Konstantinov and A. S. Chulisov. Paratypes: ZMMU R-15384 and ZISP 29731; two adult females from the same locality 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus thathomensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by its medium body size (maximal known SVL 75.5 mm); dorsal tubercles in 14–18 rows at midbody; midbody scale rows 30–36 across belly between ventrolateral skin folds; a continuous series of 10–12 pore-bearing (male) or pitted (females), enlarged precloacal scales, separated by a diastema from a series of enlarged femoral scales bearing 18 or 19 pores (male) or 1–9 pits (females) on each femur; absence of precloacal groove; transversely enlarged median subcaudal scales; and four dark dorsal bands between limb insertions.


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet “thathomensis” is a Latinized toponymic adjective, referring to the type locality of the new species, Ban Thathom. 
References
  • Kwet, A. 2019. Liste der im Jahr 2018 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2019 (3): 52-72
  • Nazarov, Roman A.; Olivier S.G. Pauwels, Evgeniy L. Konstantinov, Anatoliy S. Chulisov, Nikolai L. Orlov, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Jr. 2018. A new karst-dwelling bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Xiangkhoang Province, northeastern Laos Roman A. Nazarov1,*, Olivier S.G. Pauwels2, Evgeniy L. Konstantinov3, Anatoliy S. Chulisov3, Nikolai L. Orlov4, Nikolay A. Poyarko Zoological Research 39 (3): 197–213 - 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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