A new endemic cave dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, Southwestern Vietnam

2008/12/19 by NGO VAN TRI, L. Lee Grismer, Jesse L. Grismer · 8 citations
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research #Gekkonidae #Squamata #Biology #Cave #Dorsum #Lizard #Gecko #Anatomy #Ecology

paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1967.1.3

openalex publication_date 2008/12/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

A new endemic cave-dwelling species of gekkonid lizard, Cyrtodactylus hontreensis sp. nov., is described from Hon Tre Island in Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve in southwestern Vietnam and differentiated from all other species by a unique suite of the following characters: SVL of 79.7 ± 4.9 mm, three broad transverse dorsal body bands edged in white between limb insertions, very low smooth dorsal body tubercles, the absence of a precloacal groove, 7–8 precloacal pores arranged in a chevron in males, a shallow dorsal groove on the tail, absence of caudal tubercles, and various aspects of color pattern.

Citations

• Two new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Thailand
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• A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea
• Another new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, central Truong Son, Vietnam
• Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of Hemidactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) elucidated using mitochondrial DNA sequences
• New Species of Bent-Toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus Gray 1827) from Pulau Aur, Johor, West Malaysia

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• Cyrtodactylus [wikipedia]