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Cyrtodactylus ngati LE, SITTHIVONG, TRAN, GRISMER, NGUYEN, LE,ZIEGLER & LUU, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ngat’s Bent-toed Gecko
Vietnamese: Thằn lằn ngón ngật 
SynonymCyrtodactylus ngati LE, SITTHIVONG, TRAN, GRISMER, NGUYEN, LE,ZIEGLER & LUU 2021 
DistributionVietnam (Dien Bien)

Type locality: Pa Xa Lao Village, Pa Thom Commune, Dien Bien District, Dien Bien Province, Vietnam (21°17’N; 102°54’E, 695 m elevation).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: HNUE-R00111 (Field number PT.2017.215), adult male, collected on 17 August 2017 by D.T. Le, D.T. Truong, H.Q. Nguyen, N.H. Nguyen, and A.N. Nguyen.
Paratypes: IEBR 4829 (Field number PT.2016.07), adult female, VNUF R.2020.12 (Field number PT.2016.06), adult female, collected on 27 August 2016; HNUE-R00112 (Field number PT.2017.187), subadult female, collected on August 2017. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The new Cyrtodactylus species can be distinguished from remaining congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: maximum SVL 69.3 mm; dorsal pattern consisting of six dark irregular transverse bands between limb insertions; intersupranasal single; dorsal tubercles present on occiput, body, hind limbs and on first half of tail; 17–22 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; lateral folds clearly defined, with interspersed tubercles; 32–38 ventral scales between ventrolateral folds; 13 precloacal pores separated by a diastema of 5/5 poreless scales from 7/7 femoral pores in enlarged femoral scales; precloacal and femoral pores absent in females; 1–3 postcloacal tubercles on each side; median subcaudal scales not transversely enlarged (Le et la. 2021).


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Comment 
EtymologyWe name this new species in honor of our colleague, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngat Nguyen Le, Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam, in recognition of his contribution to herpetological research in Vietnam. 
References
  • 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 LL, Rujirawan A, Yodthong S, Stuart BL, Le Duc M, Trung Le D, Chuaynkern Y, Wood, Jr.PL, Aowphol A 2022. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with emphasis on C. interdigitalis and C. ngati. Vertebrate Zoology 72 245–269 - get paper here
  • LE, DZUNG TRUNG; SALY SITTHIVONG, TUNG THANH TRAN, L. LEE GRISMER, TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN, MINH DUC LE, THOMAS ZIEGLER, VINH QUANG LUU 2021. First record of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Vietnam with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4969: 492–510 - get paper here
 
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