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Cyrtodactylus murua KRAUS & ALLISON, 2006

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus murua KRAUS & ALLISON 2006
Cyrtodactylus murua — TALLOWIN et al. 2018 
DistributionPapua New Guinea (Woodlark Island, Milne Bay Province)

Type locality: vicinity of Guasopa, 9.2182971ºS, 152.943987ºE, 5 m, Woodlark Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 24 January 2003.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BPBM 17858 (field tag AA 16499), immature female, collected by A. Allison 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A large (106–113 mm) species of Cyrtodactylus having a single row of enlarged subcaudal scales; approximately 20–22 irregular rows of prominent, conical dorsal tubercles; uniformly sized scales on throat; poorly developed lateral fold; a dark chevron on the nape followed by three dark brown bands on body, each band narrow laterally, widening mid-dorsally, with dark brown, irregular margins, and approximately twice width of intervening ground color; pale lips; and head, limbs, and interspaces between dorsal bands mottled with dark brown. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe trivial epithet is the local name for Woodlark Island and is a noun in apposition. 
References
  • Goldberg, S.R., BURSEY, C.R. & F. KRAUS 2016. Endoparasites in the gecko, Cyrtodactylus murua (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea. Sauria 38 (3): 60 - 62 - get paper here
  • Grismer, L. L., Wood, P. L., Poyarkov, N. A., Le, M. D., Kraus, F., Agarwal, I., ... & Grismer, J. L. 2021. Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 101–154 - get paper here
  • Kraus, F.; Allison A. 2006. A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 1247: 59-68 - get paper here
  • Kraus, Fred 2008. Taxonomic partitioning of Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 1883: 1–27 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. & Glaw, F. 2008. A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Malaysia including a literature survey of mensural and meristic data in the genus. Zootaxa 1729: 8–22 - get paper here
  • Rösler, H. & S. J. Richards & R. Günther 2007. Bemerkungen zur Morphologie und Taxonomie der östlich der Wallacea vorkommenden Geckos der Gattung Cyrtodactylus GRAY, 1827, mit Beschreibungen von zwei neuen Arten (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Salamandra 43 (4): 193-230 - get paper here
  • Tallowin, O. J. S., Tamar, K., Meiri, S., Allison, A., Kraus, F., Richards, S. J., & Oliver, P. M. 2018. Early insularity and subsequent mountain uplift were complementary drivers of diversification in a Melanesian lizard radiation (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 29–39 - get paper here
 
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