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Cyrtodactylus culaochamensis TRI, GRISMER, THAI & WOOD, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cù Lao Chàm Bent–toed Gecko
Vietnamese: Thằn lằn chân ngón Cù Lao Chàm 
SynonymCyrtodactylus culaochamensis TRI, GRISMER, THAI & WOOD 2020 
DistributionVietnam (Quang Nam)

Type locality: surface of a large rock along a small stream in Hon LaoIsland, Cu LaoCham Biosphere Reserve, Tân Hiệp Commune, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam (around of 15° 57’N, 108° 30’E) at 50 m above sea level  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. ITBCZ 2494, adult male collected by Ngo Van Tri (N.V.T) at 20:30 on 15 February 2014.
Paratypes. ITBCZ 2495, 2497–98, collection data as the holotype. Paratype ITBCZ 2496 was collected by Phạm HồTnhgái (P.H.T.) at the same locality but on 17 February 2014. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus culaochamensis sp. nov. differs from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: maximum SVL 79.8 mm (n=5); original tail length (TL/SVL:1.14–1.31); dark spots and blotches on head edged in lighter coloration; nuchal loop usually fragmented; five or six irregularly shaped, dark, broad, broken dorsal bands; original tail bearing 10–13 dark-brown alternating rings; 2–5 intersupranasals; 11–13 supralabials; nine or 10 infralabials; seven or eight precloacal pores in males; no precloacal pores in females; no enlarged scales beneath thighs; 19–21 interorbitals; 28–32 scales between eyeball and nostril; 45–50 rows of ventral scales; 20–22 irregular, longitudinal rows of smooth and weakly keeled midbody tubercles; 27–32 paravertebral tubercles between limb insertions; 13–15 subdigital lamellae on first toe; 20–23 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; and slightly enlarged subcaudal scales.


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CommentHabitat: All specimens were collected at night on rock outcrops composed of large granitic boulders along a small, permanently flowing stream. Other specimens were observed on tree branches and dry tree roots beneath the canopy, 0.3 m–1.5 m above forest floor during the rainy season. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is derived from the name of Cu Lao Cham Mountain in Cu Lao Cham Biosphere Reserve. 
References
  • Nguyen AT, Duong TV, Grismer LL, Poyarkov NA 2021. A new granite cave-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko from Vietnam of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis group (Squamata; Gekkonidae) and a discussion on cave ecomorphology. Vertebrate Zoology, 71: 155-174 - get paper here
  • TRI, NGO VAN; L. LEE GRISMER, PHAM HONG THAI & P.L. WOOD JR 2020. A new endemic insular Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodctylus) from Quang Nam Province, Central Vietnam. Zootaxa 4766 (2): 389–400 - get paper here
 
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