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Cyrtodactylus fluvicavus GRISMER, AOWPHOL, YODTHONG, AMPAI, TERMPRAYOON, AKSORNNEAM & RUJIRAWAN, 2022

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus fluvicavus GRISMER, AOWPHOL, YODTHONG, AMPAI, TERMPRAYOON, AKSORNNEAM & RUJIRAWAN 2022: 123 
DistributionThailand (Kanchanaburi)

Type locality: Tham Than Lot Noi-Tham Than Lot Yai Nature Trail, Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park, Khao Chot Subdistrict, Si Sawat District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand (14.66930°N, 99.29060°E, 526 m a.s.l.).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. Adult male ZMKU R 00959 collected by Korkhwan Termprayoon, Akrachai Aksornneam, Natee Ampai, and Siri- porn Yodthong on 20 April 2019.
Paratypes. Adult males ZMKU R 00958 and ZMKU R 00960 and adult females ZMKU R 00961–64 bear the same collection site as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus fluvicavus sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of the brevipalmatus group by the combination of having 11–13 supralabials, 9 or 10 infralabials, 26–30 paravertebral tubercles, 14–18 rows of longitudinally arranged tubercles, 30–39 transverse rows of ventrals, 154–175 longitudinal rows of ventrals, 9–11 expanded subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe, 10–13 unexpanded subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe, 19–22 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 7–9 expanded subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger, 9–11 unexpanded subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger, 17–19 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger; 9–12 total enlarged femoral scales, 8–11 total femoral pores in males; 14 or 15 precloacal pores in males; 14 or 15 enlarged precloacals; enlarged femorals and enlarged precloacals not continuous; proximal femorals less than one-half the size of the distal femorals; small tubercles on forelimbs and flanks; small dorsolateral caudal tubercles and narrow ventrolateral caudal fringe; ventrolateral caudal fringe composed scales of different size; tail circular in cross-section; slightly enlarged unpaired medial subcaudals not posteromedially furrowed; maximum SVL 78.2 mm; three dark transverse body bands (Tables 4–6). (Grismer et al. 2022)


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet fluvicavus comes from the Latin fluvius, meaning stream, river, or flow and the Latin cavus, meaning hollow or hole and refers to a landmark cave in the Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park which has a stream that flows through it. 
References
  • Grismer LL, Aowphol A, Yodthong S, Ampai N, Termprayoon K, Aksornneam A, Rujirawan A 2022. Integrative taxonomy delimits and diagnoses cryptic arboreal species of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) with descriptions of four new species from Thailand. ZooKeys 1129: 109-162 - get paper here
  • Grismer LL, Rujirawan A, Chomdej S, Suwannapoom C, Yodthong S, Aksornneam A, Aowphol A 2023. A new species of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the uplands of western Thailand. ZooKeys 1141: 93–118 - get paper here
  • GRISMER, L. LEE; PARINYA PAWANGKHANANT, ANDREY M. BRAGIN, ALEXEY V. TROFIMETS, ROMAN A. NAZAROV, CHATMONGKON SUWANNAPOOM & NIKOLAY A. POYARKOV 2024. A new species of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phuket Island, Thailand with a discussion of the group’s potential biogeography. Zootaxa 5437 (2): 193–222 - get paper here
 
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