Cyrtodactylus sangi PAUWELS, NAZAROV, BOBROV & POYARKOV, 2018
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Nui Chua Bent-toed Gecko Dutch: Nuichuakromvingergekko French: Cyrtodactyle de Nui Chua Russian: Нюйтюинский кривопалый геккон [Nuityuynskiy krivopalyi gekkon] Vietnamese: Thằn lằn chân ngón Núi Chúa |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus sangi PAUWELS, NAZAROV, BOBROV & POYARKOV 2018 Cyrtodactylus irregularis — BOBROV & SEMENOV 2008 (partim) Cyrtodactylus sp2 — NAZAROV et al. 2012 Cyrtodactylus sp2 — NGUYEN et al. 2013 Cyrtodactylus sp2 — NGUYEN et al. 2014 Cyrtodactylus sp. — NGUYEN et al. 2017 |
Distribution | S Vietnam (Ninh Thuan Province) Type locality: Nui Chua National Park (11°42'06,5" N, 109°08'50,4" E; alt. ca. 230 m asl), Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: ZMMU R-14995 adult male. Collected by V.V. Bobrov on 11–12 Oct. 2003. Paratype. ZMMU R-11503; adult female, bearing the same locality and collecting date as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus sangi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners by its small size (maximal known SVL of 56.3 mm); dorsal tubercles in 19–21 irregular rows at midbody; 37 midbody scale rows across belly between ventrolateral skin folds; presence of a continuous angular series of seven pore-bearing (male) or four pitted (female) enlarged precloacal scales, separated by a diastema of undifferentiated scales from four poreless and pitless enlarged femoral scales on each side; absence of precloacal groove; absence of transversely enlarged median subcaudal scales; and a highly irregular banded dorsal pattern. Additional details (5092 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet honors Nguyen Ngoc Sang (Institute of Tropical Biology, Ho Chi Minh City) for his contributions to the herpetology of Vietnam and his benchmark works on taxonomy and diversity of the genus Cyrtodactylus in Vietnam (Nguyen et al. 2013, 2014). |
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