Cyrtodactylus arndti NGO, HORMANN, LE, PHAM, PHUNG, DO, OSTROWSKI, NGUYEN & ZIEGLER, 2023
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Cyrtodactylus arndti
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Arndt’s Bent-toed Gecko Vietnamese: Thằn lằn ngón arndt |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus arndti NGO, HORMANN, LE, PHAM, PHUNG, DO, OSTROWSKI, NGUYEN & ZIEGLER 2023: 84 |
| Distribution | VIETNAM (Binh Dinh) Type locality: Binh Dinh Province, Van Canh District, near Hiep Ha Village; 13°39.858′ N, 108°53.355′ E; 270 m a.s.l. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: IEBR R.4930, ♂; 13 Aug. 2016; D.T. Do and T.V. Nguyen; Field No. BD.2016.141; . Paratypes: IEBR R.5219 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Binh Dinh Province, Quy Nhon District, Quy Nhon City; 13°41.718′ N, 109°10.277′ E; 140 m a.s.l; 8 Aug. 2016; D.T. Do and T.V. Nguyen; Field No. BD.2016.1; Binh Dinh Province, Van Canh District, near Dak Dum Village; 13°38.365′ N, 108°57.863′ E; 150 m a.s.l.; 11 Aug. 2016; D.T. Do and T.V. Nguyen; Field No. BD.2016.86, BD2016.87, BD.2016.88. IEBR R.4931 to IEBR.4933 • 1 ♀; Binh Dinh Province, Van Canh District, near Hiep Ha Village; 13°39.858′ N, 108°53.355′ E; 270 m a.s.l.; D.T. Do and T.V. Nguyen; Field No. BD.2016.86; IEBR R.5077 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; Field No. BD.2016.142, BD.2016.143; ZFMK 103910, ZFMK 103911. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species of Cyrtodactylus is distinguished from remaining congeners of the C. irregularis species group by a combination of the following characters: SVL: 73.4–80.9 mm; dorsal pattern with 6 or 7 irregularly shaped bands; moderately broad nuchal band; original tail with irregular transverse bands; subcaudals transversely enlarged; 5–11 enlarged femoral scales; males with 0–2 pitted femoral pores, those absence in females; males with 6 precloacal pores, females with 6 pitted precloacal pores, pore-bearing scales arranged in a single ˄-shaped series; ventral scales 26–38; dorsal tubercles in 17–20 irregular longitudinal rows; precloacal groove absent; supralabials 8–13; infralabials 8–12; number of subdigital lamellae on fourth finger 15–20 and on fourth toe 17–22. (Ngo et al. 2023) Additional details (12354 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named in honor of the author’s colleague, Prof. Dr. Hartmut Arndt, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Germany, in recognition of his support for biodiversity research in Vietnam. |
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