Cyrtodactylus monilatus YODTHONG, RUJIRAWAN, STUART, GRISMER, AKSORNNEAM, TERMPRAYOON, AMPAI & AOWPHOL, 2022
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Cyrtodactylus monilatus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus monilatus YODTHONG, RUJIRAWAN, STUART, GRISMER, AKSORNNEAM, TERMPRAYOON, AMPAI & AOWPHOL 2022 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Kanchanaburi Province) Type locality: Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Si Sawat District, Tha Kradan Subdistrict, Erawan National Park, Tham (= cave) Phrathat Protection Unit (14°23.754'N, 99°04.751'E, 699 m elevation). |
| Reproduction | Oviparous, clutch size 1-2 eggs. (Yodthong et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: ZMKU R 00943, adult male, collected on 19 November 2021, by Siriporn Yodthong, Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, and Natee Ampai. Paratypes (N = 19): Seven adult males (ZMKU R 00934–00939, ZMKU R 00944) and three adult females (ZMKU R 00940–00942), same data as holotype. Three adult males (ZMKU R 00928–00930) and two adult females (ZMKU R 00931–00932), same data as holotype except collected on 26 November 2019, by Siriporn Yodthong, Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, and Korkhwan Termprayoon. One adult female (ZMKU R 00927), collected from Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Si Sawat District, Tha Kradan Subdistrict, Erawan National Park, Erawan Waterfall (14°22.315'N, 99°08.806'E, 82 m elevation) on 25 November 2019 by Siriporn Yodthong, Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, and Korkhwan Termprayoon. Three adult females (ZMKU R 00924–00926), collected from Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Si Sawat District, Khao Chot Subdistrict, Chaloem Ratanakosin National Park, Tham Than Lot Noi-Tham Than Lot Yai Nature Trail (14°40.158'N, 99°17.436'E, 526 m elevation) on 20 April 2019 by Siriporn Yodthong, Akrachai Aksornneam, Korkhwan Termprayoon, and Natee Ampai. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus monilatus sp. nov. is assigned to the C. oldhami group on the basis of its recovered phylogenetic position (Fig.1). This species can be distinguished from all other species of the C. oldhami group (sensu Grismer et al. 2021b) by having the following combination of characters: (1) a medium-sized Cyrtodactylus, SVL 53.7–63.3 mm in adult males, 58.6–75.8 mm in adult females; (2) 10–13 supralabial and 8–11 infrala bial scales; (3) 22–34 paravertebral tubercles; (4) 16–21 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; (5) 34–42 ventral scales; (6) 12–16 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth finger; (7) 15–19 total subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; (8) 30–39 contiguous enlarged femoroprecloacal scales; (9) femoral pores and precloacal pores absent in both sexes; (10) four or five rows of postprecloacal scales; (11) precloacal groove or depression absent; (12) enlarged median subcaudal scales absent; (13) 9–12 dark and light caudal bands encircling the original tail; (14) weak ventrolateral folds present; (15) subconical to slightly prominent trihedral keeled tubercles on body that extend past the base of the tail but no further than 1/3 of anterior portion of tail; (16) top of head bearing large, dark-brown blotches edged in yellow or yellowish white with no light-colored network; (17) 4–7 dorsal body bands composed of paired, paravertebral, dark-brown blotches edged in yellow or yellowish white; and (18) two rows of small, diffuse, yellow or yellowish white spots on flanks. (Yodthong et al. 2021). |
| Comment | Similar species: This species superficially resembles C. zebraicus Taylor, 1962 from southern Thailand. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet monilatus is taken from monile (L.) for necklace or string of beads and latus (L.) for flank, in reference to the new species having two rows of small, diffuse, yellow or yellowish white spots on the flanks that resemble a beaded necklace. These spots are an important color pattern difference between the new species and C. zebraicus. We propose “Kanchanaburi Spotted Bent-toed Gecko” for the common English name and “ตุ๊กแกป่าลายจุดเมืองกาญจน์” (Took kae pa lai jud mueang kan) for the common Thai name of the new species. |
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