A new forest-dwelling Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand
2015/01/14 by Kirati Kunya, Montri Sumontha, Nonn Panitvong +3 · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Gekkonidae #Squamata #Biology #Gecko #Dorsum #Anatomy #Ecology
paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3905.4.9
openalex publication_date 2015/01/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Abstract
We describe a new forest-dwelling Cyrtodactylus from Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. Cyrtodactylus inthanon sp. nov. is characterized by a maximum known SVL of 87.3 mm; 18 to 20 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; a continuous series of 34 to 37 enlarged femoro-precloacal scales, including four to six pitted (female) or pore-bearing (male) scales on each femur separated by a diastema from five pitted (females) or pore-bearing (male) precloacal scales; no precloacal groove or depression; transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; and three to five irregular beige dorsal bands between limb insertions. The discovery of a new reptile endemic to Doi Inthanon reinforces the high importance of this mountain in terms of biodiversity conservation.
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