A new spiny, prehensile-tailed species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia with a preliminary hypothesis of relationships based on morphology

2010/09/24 by L. Lee Grismer, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Evan S. H. Quah +4 · 4 citations
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Turtle Biology and Conservation #Fish Biology and Ecology Studies #Gekkonidae #Biology #Prehensile tail #Squamata #Zoology #Gecko #Evolutionary biology #Ecology

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2625.1.2

openalex publication_date 2010/09/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

A new species, Cyrtodactylus durio sp. nov., is described from northwestern Peninsular Malaysia on the basis of its head, body, limbs, and tail being extremely spinose as well as other unique combinations of squamation and color pattern. It is proposed that C. durio sp. nov. forms a clade with C. brevipalmatus, C. elok, C. spinosus, and C. stresemanni on the basis of having a spiny, prehensile tail and that it is the sister species of C. stresemanni based on unique caudal tuberculation. Cytrodactylus durio sp. nov. is the latest in a growing list of new species of amphibians and reptiles recently described from the Malay Peninsula, and Peninsular Malaysia in particular, that clearly underscores the need for continuing exploratory research in these regions.

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