Cyrtodactylus gunungsenyumensis GRISMER, WOOD, ANUAR, DAVIS, COBOS & MURDOCH, 2016
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Cyrtodactylus gunungsenyumensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gunung Senyum Bent-toed Gecko Malay: Cicak Gunung Senyum |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus gunungsenyumensis GRISMER, WOOD, ANUAR, DAVIS, COBOS & MURDOCH 2016 |
| Distribution | Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang) Type locality: Gunung Senyum, Hutan Lipur Gunung Senyum, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (3°41.530’N, 102°26.005’E; 75 m) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: LSUHC 12209, Adult female, collected by L. Lee Grismer, Perry L. Wood, Jr., Brandon T. Burch, Anthony J. Cobos, Hayden R. Davis, Shahrul Anuar, and Mathew L. Murdoch on 21 March 2015. Paratypes. All paratypes (LSUHC 12199, 12201, 12204–06, 12220) bear the same collection data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus gunungsenyumensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Sundaland species by having the following suite of character states: adult SVL 65.1–74.7 mm; low, rounded, weakly keeled, body tubercles; tubercles absent from occiput but present on nape and limbs, and extending posteriorly only onto anteriormost base of tail; 34–40 paravertebral tubercles; weak ventrolateral body fold lacking tubercles; 38–41 ventral scales; no transversely enlarged, median, subcaudal scales; 20–23 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; abrupt transition between posterior and ventral femoral scales; 31–39 enlarged femoroprecloacal scales; no femoral or precloacal pores; precloacal groove absent; wide, dark postorbital stripes extending from each eye and contacting on nape; no dark, postoccipital chevron; body bearing four or five wide, bold, dark, well-defined bands; light caudal bands wide. The meristic characters are scored across the sworderi complex in Table 5 (Grismer et al. 2016) and can be compared with all other Sundaland species in Grismer et al. 2012 (Table 6). |
| Comment | Habitat: open chambers and cave systems deeply incised and sculpted into the periphery of this limestone hill, surrounded by karst forest vegetation. All specimens of the type series and two additional specimens not collected were active at night on the limestone walls or the adjacent karst vegetation . Lizards were observed on vertical trunks of small trees as well as on thin, horizontal branches of low-growing shrubs. Lizards only occurred in areas where karst rock-rubble had accumulated at the edge of the cliff faces and where the cliff faces were eroded and exfoliated, providing cracks and holes into which lizards were able to take refuge. Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet gunungsenyumensis refers to the type locality of Hutan Lipur Gunung Senyum, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. It is hoped this name will underscore the importance of this Hutan Lipur as a sanctuary for this endemic species and keep it safe from the quarrying interests of foreign cement companies. |
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