Tenuidactylus dadunensis (SHI & ZHAO, 2011)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	Chinese: 大敦细趾虎
Synonym	Cyrtopodion dadunense SHI & ZHAO 2011 Tenuidactylus dadunensis — BAUER et al. 2013
Distribution	China (Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region) Type locality: Dadun, a town between Toksun County and Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Western China.
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: CIB 97954
Diagnosis	Diagnosis. Cyrtopodion dadunense can be distinguished from all other Cyrtopodion by a combination of the following characters: nostril bordered by rostral, first supralabial, one supranasal, and two subequal postnasals; back tubercles arranged in regular longitudinal rows; 23–26 ventral scales across midabdomen; 97–108 scales along the ventrum of body from postmental to cloaca; 18–22 subdigital lamellae beneath fourth toe; 8–10 precloacal pores in males; caudal tubercles broadly in contact laterally with each other; a single row of transversally enlarged subcaudals; dorsal bands in waving shape, much thinner than interspaces. (Shi & Zhao 2011) Additional details (6638 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	named after the type locality.
References	BAUER, AARON M.; RAFAQAT MASROOR, JAMES TITUS-MCQUILLAN, MATTHEW P. HEINICKE,, JUAN D. DAZA & TODD R. JACKMAN 2013. A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications. Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324 - get paper here Liang, Q. R., & Shi, L. 2024. The first complete mitochondrial DNA of Tenuidactylus dadunensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and its phylogeny. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 9(4), 442-446 - get paper here Shi, Lei and Er-Mi Zhao 2011. A New Gecko in the Genus Cyrtopodion Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) From Western China. Herpetologica 67 (2): 186-193. - get paper here Wang, Kai; Jinlong Ren, Hongman Chen, Zhitong Lyu, Xianguang Guo Ke Jiang, Jinmin Chen, Jiatang Li, Peng Guo, Yingyong Wang, Jing Che 2020. The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China. Biodiversity Science 28 (2): 189-218 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1655/09-036.1 Google images

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