Title
Cyrtodactylus erythrops (squamata: gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from mae hong son province, Thailand
Author(s)
Bauer A.M., Kunya K., Sumontha M., Niyomwan P., Panitvong N., Pauwels O.S.G., Chanhome L., Kunya T.
Published
2009
Publisher
Zootaxa
Abstract
A new cave-dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray is described from Mae Hong Son Province in northern Thailand. The new species, C. erythrops sp. nov., is characterized by its moderate size (snout-vent length to at least 78 mm), relatively large, closely-spaced, flattened tubercles in 18-20 irregular rows at midbody, low number of ventral scales across midbody (28), absence of precloacal groove, presence of precloacal and femoral pores separated by a diastema, broad subcaudal plates, and dorsal pattern of dark spots and blotches. It is the fifth species of cave-dwelling Cyrtodactylus recorded from Thailand and its discovery adds to the mounting evidence that this genus exhibits unprecedented levels of localized endemism throughout tropical Southeast Asia.
Keywords
Cyrtodactylus; Erythrops; Gekkonidae; Reptilia; Squamata

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