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Cyrtodactylus myaleiktaung GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, WIN, GRISMER, TRUEBLOOD & QUAH, 2018

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mya Leik Taung Bent-toed Gecko 
SynonymCyrtodactylus myaleiktaung GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, WIN, GRISMER, TRUEBLOOD & QUAH 2018 
DistributionMyanmar (Mandalay Region)

Type locality: Mya Leik Taung, 25.3 km southeast of Mandalay, Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (21.77722 N, 96.25138 E; 250 m in elevation).  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype. LSUHC 13965, Adult female, collected on 1 December 2017 at 1030 hrs by Nay Myo Win. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus myaleiktaung sp. nov. differs from other species of Cyrtodactylus by having the unique combination of the following characters: nine supralabials and infralabials; no gular tubercles; a ventrolateral fold; 57 ventral scales; digits not relatively short; basal subdigital lamellae expanded proximal to digital inflection; 18 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; no enlarged femoral scales or pore-bearing femoral scales; no precloacal groove; no enlarged post-precloacal scales; band on nape; six dorsal bands lacking paravertebral elements, regular in shape, wider than interspaces, few dark makings in interspaces, interspaces bearing lightened centers, not edged posteriorly by light-colored tubercles, posterior and anterior borders of bands bold; clusters of enlarged, light-colored scales in ventrolateral fold; and top of head generally unicolor (Table 5). These characters are scored across all species in the gansi group in Table 3 in Grismer et al. 2018: 160 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet myaleiktaung is in reference to the Mya Leik Taung mountain range which is the type locality. It is a noun in apposition, invariable. 
References
  • GRISMER, L. LEE; PERRY L., JR. WOOD, MYINT KYAW THURA, NAY MYO WIN, MARTA S. GRISMER, LLYOD A. TRUEBLOOD, EVAN S. H. QUAH 2018. A re-description of Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with comments on the adaptive significance of orange coloration in hatchlings and descriptions of two new species from eastern Myanmar (Burma). Zootaxa 4527 (2): 151–185 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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