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Cyrtodactylus maelanoi GRISMER, RUJIRAWAN, TERMPRAYOON, AMPAI, YODTHONG, WOOD, OAKS & AOWPHOL, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mae La Noi Bent-toed Gecko 
SynonymCyrtodactylus maelanoi GRISMER, RUJIRAWAN, TERMPRAYOON, AMPAI, YODTHONG, WOOD, OAKS & AOWPHOL 2020 
DistributionThailand (Mae Hong Son Province)

Type locality: Tha Pha Pum Subdis- trict, Mae La Noi District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand (18.34223°N, 98.02317°E WGS; 991 m in elevation).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. ZMKU R 00857, Adult male (field tag AA 03726) collected on 22 March 2017 at 2100 hrs by Piyawan Puanprapai, Attapol Rujirawan, Siriporn Yodthong, Natee Ampai, and Elyse S. Freitas.
Paratypes. The paratypes ZMKU R 00852–00856 (field tag AA 03721–25) bear the same data as the holotype. The remaining paratypes ZMKU R 00858–00860 (field tag AA 06195–97) bear the same locality data as the holo- type but were collected by Attapol Rujirawan, Siriporn Yodthong, Korkwan Termprayoon, Natee Ampai on 13 June 2018. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus maelanoi sp. nov. differs from all species in the C. sinyineensis group by having the combination of 7–9 supralabials; six or seven infralabials; 29–37 paravertebral tubercles; 16–19 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 27–33 ventral scales ventral scales; 9–12 expanded subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 11–14 unmodified subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 22–24 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 24–28 enlarged femoral scales; a total of 8–13 pore-bearing femoral scales in males; 4–8 enlarged precloacal scales; four or five pore-bearing precloacal scales in males; three rows of enlarged post-precloacal scales; approximately five or six jagged dorsal body bands; 11 light-colored caudal bands (n=2); 11 dark-colored caudal bands (n=2); raised and strongly keeled dorsal tubercles that extend beyond base of tail; enlarged femoral and precloacal scales nearly the same size and continuous; pore-bearing femoral and precloacal scales not continuous; medial subcaudals two to three times wider than long and not extending onto lateral side of tail; iris reddish; nuchal loop lacking an anterior azygous notch, and bearing a jagged posterior border; dorsal bands not bearing paravertebral elements, wider than interspaces, bearing lightened centers, edged with white tubercles; dark markings in dorsal interspaces; dark caudal bands wider than light caudal bands; light caudal bands in adults bearing dark-colored markings; light-colored cau- dal bands not encircling tail; and mature regenerated tail not spotted (Table 5 in Grismer et al. 2020).


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet “maelanoi” is a toponym of the type locality Mae La Noi. 
References
  • Grismer, L. L., Wood, P. L., Poyarkov, N. A., Le, M. D., Kraus, F., Agarwal, I., ... & Grismer, J. L. 2021. Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 101–154 - get paper here
  • GRISMER, L. LEE; ATTAPOL RUJIRAWAN, KORKHWAN TERMPRAYOON, NATEE AMPAI,<br>SIRIPORN YODTHONG, PERRY L. WOOD, JR, JAMIE R. OAKS & ANCHALEE AOWPHOL 2020. A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from the Thai Highlands with a discussion on the evolution of habitat preference. Zootaxa 4852 (4): 401–427 - get paper here
 
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