2014/09/28 by Nonn Panitvong, Montri Sumontha, Jitthep Tunprasert +1 · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Psychology · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Animal and Plant Science Education #Gekkonidae #Squamata #Biology #Gecko #Evergreen #Evergreen forest #Ecology #Zoology
paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3869.1.6
openalex publication_date 2014/09/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
We describe Cyrtodactylus saiyok sp. nov. from a dry evergreen forest on a limestone hill in Khao Krajae, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. It is characterized by a maximal known SVL of 61.0 mm; 18-19 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 23 or 24 ventral scale rows between ventrolateral skin folds; a continuous series of enlarged femoro-precloacal scales, including 5 pore-bearing precloacal scales (males); no precloacal groove or depression; transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; a complete black nuchal loop; a W-shaped band above shoulders and 3-5 irregular, medially interrupted or not, black dorsal bands between limb insertions. Cyrtodactylus saiyok sp. nov. is the sixth reptile species that is possibly endemic to Sai Yok District.