Cyrtodactylus borgattaorum TRAN, LAM, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, SMITH, NGUYEN & GRISMER, 2024
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Cyrtodactylus borgattaorum
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Borgatta’s Bent-toed Gecko Vietnamese: Thằn lằn Chân Ngón Bo-ga-ta |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus borgattaorum TRAN, LAM, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, NGUYEN, SMITH, NGUYEN & GRISMER 2024 |
| Distribution | SW Vietnam (Kien Giang) Type locality: Hon Son Island, Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, southwestern Vietnam (9.81253° N, 104.62040° E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ITBCZ 11078, subadult male collected by Nguyen Dang Hoang Vu on 13 January 2024, at approximately 25 m a.s.l.. Paratypes. ITBCZ 11066, subadult male collected by Nguyen Dang Hoang Vu on the same island as the holotype (9.81363° N, 104.62281° E) on 15 January 2024, at approximately 12 m a.s.l.. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (Table 8). Cyrtodactylus borgattaorum sp. nov. is separated from all congeners by having the combination of 12 supralabials; 10 or 11 infralabials; 22 or 23 small, rounded, smooth, paravertebral tubercles; 12 rows of small, rounded, smooth, longitudinally arranged body tubercles; 35 or 39 ventrals; 8 or 10 expanded subdigital lamellae, 12 or 13 unexpanded subdigital lamellae, and 21 or 22 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; 21 or 22 enlarged femorals; 8 or 9 enlarged precloacals; 8 or 9 precloacal pores in males; three rows of enlarged post- precloacals; 3/3 postcloacal tubercles; enlarged femorals and enlarged precloacals not continuous; proximal femorals nearly same size of distal femorals; body tubercles smooth, greatly reduced; no pocketing between digits on the hands and feet; subdigital toe lamellae expanded nearly beyond body of digit; two dark-colored pigmented blotches on top of head; four dark-colored dorsal bands lacking lightened centers, thinner than light-colored interspaces between bands, bordered by prominent white tubercles; no dark body markings in light-colored interspaces; limbs with white tubercles; and six dark-colored and light-colored caudal bands. (Tran et al. 2024) Additional details (7770 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Borgatta family, and in particular Drs. Edgar and Marie Borgatta. Both made significant contributions to the fields of sociology and gemology. Their spirit of generosity and passion for discovery and knowledge have and will continue to inspire future generations. Edgar and Marie Borgatta were the grandparents of coauthor Jacob Smith’s wife, Emilia Borgatta Smith. |
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