Cyrtodactylus sinyineensis GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, ZIN, QUAH, MURDOCH, GRISMER, LIN, KYAW & LWIN, 2017
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Sin yine cave bent-toed gecko |
Synonym | Cyrtodactylus sinyineensis GRISMER, WOOD, THURA, ZIN, QUAH, MURDOCH, GRISMER, LIN, KYAW & LWIN 2017: 64 |
Distribution | Myanmar (Kayin State) Type locality: Sin Yine Cave 18.5 km south-east of Hpa-an, Hpa-an District, Kayin State, Myanmar (N16°44.605, E97°29.493; 26 m in elevation). |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: LSUHC 12835, Adult male, collected on 5 October 2016 at 1600 h by L. Lee Grismer, Perry L. Wood, Jr., Matthew L. Murdoch, Myint Kyaw Thura, Evan S. H. Quah, Thaw Zin, Htet Kyaw and Marta S. Grismer. Paratypes: Adult females LSUHC 12836–37 bear the same collection data as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus sinyineensis sp. nov. differs from all congeners by having the unique combination of nine or ten supralabials; eight infralabials; 15 longitudinal rows of body tubercles; 33–35 paravertebral tubercles; 27–29 ventral scales; relatively long digits with 8–10 expanded subdigital lamellae proximal to the digital inflection on the fourth toe, 11 or 12 unmodified, distal, subdigital lamellae; 19–21 total subdigital lamellae; raised, moderate to strongly keeled, dorsal body tubercles extending beyond base of tail; enlarged femoral and precloacal scales continuous; 26 or 27 enlarged femoral scales nearly equal in size; 18 femoral pores in males; 10–12 enlarged precloacal scales; five precloacal pores in males; three rows of enlarged, post-precloacal scales; median subcaudal scales twice as wide as long, not extending onto lateral surface of tail; top of head bearing diffuse dark mottling, no yellow reticulum; nuchal loop not divided medially, lacking an anterior, azygous notch, posterior border jagged; five or six dark, jagged dorsal bands wider than interspaces bearing weakly lightened centres, edged with yellow tubercles; nape band present; dark markings in dorsal interspaces variable; ventrolateral folds not whitish; anterodorsal margins of thighs and brachia darkly pigmented; nine light-coloured, caudal bands bearing dark markings, not encircling tail; and nine dark caudal bands wider than light caudal bands. Additional details (1299 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet, sinyineensis, is a noun in apposition in reference to the type locality of Sin Yine Cave. |
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