Cyrtodactylus amphipetraeus CHOMDEJ, SUWANNAPOOM, PAWANGKHANANT, PRADIT, NAZAROV, GRISMER & POYARKOV, 2020
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Cyrtodactylus amphipetraeus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tak bent-toed Gecko Thai: Tuk kai tak |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus amphipetraeus CHOMDEJ, SUWANNAPOOM, PAWANGKHANANT, PRADIT, NAZAROV, GRISMER & POYARKOV 2020 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Tak) Type locality: limestone rocks at the entrance to the Tham Sri Fah Cave, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand (16.602162°N, 98.712481°E WGS; 710 m in elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. AUP 00696 (Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao (Phayao, Thailand), adult male, collected on August 3, 2019, at 21:00 hrs by S. Chomdej, C. Suwannapoom and P. Pawangkhanant. Paratypes. Nine specimens, including the paratypes AUP-00688–90 (three adult males), and AUP-00691–93 and AUP-0097 (four adult females) bear the same collecting data as the holotype; AUP-00698, an adult male, was collected on August 3, 2019, at 20:00 hrs by S. Chomdej, C. Suwannapoom and P. Pawangkhanant from granite rocks near the Tha Ra Rak waterfall, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand (16.569339° N, 98.694566° E WGS; 610 m in elevation); ZMMU R-16626 (field No. NAP-06637) was collected on November 13, 2016, at 20:00 hrs by N.A. Poyarkov and P. Pawangkhanant from granite rocks near the Tha Ra Rak waterfall, Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand (16.569339° N, 98.694566° E WGS; 610 m in elevation). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus amphipetraeus sp. nov. differs from all species in the C. sinyineensis group by having the combination of nine supralabials; seven infralabials; 34–38 paravertebral tubercles; 17–20 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 28–30 ventral scales ventral scales; seven expanded subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 11 or 12 unmodified subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 18 or 19 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 27–34 enlarged femoral scales; a total of 10–12 pore-bearing femoral scales in males; 8–11 enlarged precloacal scales; 7–9 pore-bearing precloacal scales in males; three rows of enlarged post-precloacal scales; approximately 4–7 broken to hour glass shaped dorsal body bands; 10–12 light-colored caudal bands (n=2); 11–13 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 extending onto lateral side of tail; iris green; nuchal loop lacking an anterior azygous notch, and bearing a jagged posterior border; dorsal bands bearing paravertebral elements, generally equal in width than interspaces, bearing lightened centers, edged with white tubercles; dark markings in dorsal interspaces; light caudal bands in adults bearing dark-colored markings; light-colored caudal bands not encircling tail; and mature regenerated tail not spotted (Table 5 in CHOMDEJ et al. 2020). Additional details (2947 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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