Post by Ceratodromeus on May 16, 2016 5:28:07 GMT 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. klakahensis
Description
The Cyrtodactylus genus of geckos in a very large group of animals, and a number of species have been discovered, C.klakahensis is one of the more recent ones. four individuals in total have been assigned to this species on the basis of multiple morphological differences, such as dorsal tubercle arrangement(see photo below), & precloacal scales{1}, which distinguish it from two other species of bent toed geckos that are found sympatrically. The holotype, an adult male(catalogue number SMF 22476) is the largest of the sample, measuring 68mm(2.67in).Two other adult animals, a male(SMF 22477) and a female(SMF 22478) measured 61.1mm(2.4in) and 67.2mm(2.64in) in snout-ventral length, respectively; a juvenile animal(SMF 22479) of unknown sex measured 37.2(1.4in) in snout-ventral length.
A new species of bent-toed gecko, genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827(Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), from Jawa Timur Province, Java, Indonesia, with taxonomic remarks on C. fumosus (Müller, 1895)
Abstract
A new species of the gekkonid lizard genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 is described from Klakah, Lumajang Regency, Jawa
Timur Province, Java, Indonesia. Cyrtodactylus klakahensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeners by the
presence of (1) a deep precloacal groove in males, (2) three rows of enlarged precloacofemoral scales, of which the third
row bears 37–38 pores in males, (3) three or four rows of enlarged scales between the precloacofemoral scale rows and
the cloaca, forming distinct chevrons, (4) raised and strongly keeled dorsal tubercles in 15–19 rows at midbody, (5) an
indistinct lateral fold, (6) 17–20 subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe, and (7) subcaudal scales which are not transversely
enlarged. Cyrtodactylus klakahensis sp. nov. is only the third bent-toed gecko species described from Java, indicating that
the diversity of this genus on this island has been neglected in the past. Furthermore, we confirm that C. fumosus (Müller,
1895) is a species that possesses a precloacal groove in males and is most likely restricted to northern Sulawesi. That species
is defined by a single female holotype (NMB-REPT 2662). Specimens in museum collections catalogued as C. fumosus
from localities elsewhere are misidentified and likely represent undescribed species.
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