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Cyrtodactylus orlovi DO, PHUNG, NGO, LE, ZIEGLER, PHAM & NGUYEN, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus orlovi DO, PHUNG, NGO, LE, ZIEGLER, PHAM & NGUYEN 2021 
DistributionVietnam (Ninh Thuan Province).

Type locality: The Ca Na forest (11°22’50.5”N 108°47’49.0”E, at an elevation of 800 m asl.), Ca Na Commune, Thuan Nam District, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: IEBR 3812, adult male, collected on 20 December 2015 by T.M. Phung
Paratypes: IEBR 3811, adult male; IEBR 3814, adult female; IEBR 3815, adult female; IEBR 3813, subadult male, the same data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The new species can be distinguished from other members of the genus Cyrtodactylus by a combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL 61.0–77.7 mm); dorsal tubercles in 16–20 irregular rows; 36–39 ventral scale rows; precloacal pores absent in females, 5 or 6 in males, in a continuous row; femoral pores absent; 3–8 enlarged femoral scales; postcloacal spurs 1 or 2; lamellae under toe IV 16–19; neckband continuous; dorsal pattern with irregular transverse bands; subcaudals not transversely enlarged. (Do et al. 2021).


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CommentSimilar species: Cyrtodactylus cattienensis. For comparisons and data of bidoupimontis, bugiamapensis, caovansungi, cattienensis, chungi, cryptus, cucdongensis, culaochamensis, dati, gialaiensis, huynhi, irregularis, kingsadai, phnomchiensis, phumyensis, phuocbinhensis, pseudoquadrivirgatus, sangi, takouensis, taynguyenensis, yangbayensis, ziegleri, see Table 2 in Do et al. 2021. 
EtymologyThe new species was named after Dr. Nikolai Orlov, Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, in recognition of his great contribution to the herpetofaunal exploration in Vietnam. Common names: Orlov’s Bent-toed Gecko (English) and Thạch sùng ngón orlov (Vietnamese). 
References
  • Do, Q. H., PHUNG, T. M., NGO, H. T., LE, M. D., ZIEGLER, T., & NGUYEN, T. Q. 2021. A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 4999 (1): 58-76 - get paper here
 
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