Cyrtodactylus sanook (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Chumphon Province, southern Thailand

Zootaxa. 2013:3635:275-85. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.3.7.

Abstract

We describe a new cave-dwelling species, Cyrtodactylus sanook sp. nov., from Tham Sanook, Chumphon Province, southern Thailand, characterized by a maximum SVL of 79.5 mm; 18-20 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody; a continuous series of enlarged femoral and precloacal scales, no femoral pores, three or four precloacal pores in males (no pores in females), no precloacal groove nor depression; 19-20 subdigital lamellae on 4th toe; transversally enlarged subcaudal plates; and 6-7 irregular pale narrow dorsal bands between limb insertions. It seems endemic to this cave and is the 7th Thai Cyrtodactylus species that is known only from a cave environment.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Lizards / anatomy & histology*
  • Lizards / classification*
  • Lizards / physiology
  • Male
  • Species Specificity
  • Thailand