(ĐN)- A new species, Cyrtodactylus cattienensi, has just been discovered in Dong Nai province. The scientists describe the new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus, based on voucher specimens collected from Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau provinces.
(ĐN)- A new species, Cyrtodactylus cattienensi, has just been discovered in Dong Nai province. The scientists describe the new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus, based on voucher specimens collected from Dong Nai and Ba Ria – Vung Tau provinces.
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| Cyrtodactylus cattienensis |
Cyrtodactylus cattienensis sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining Indochinese bent-toed geckos by a combination of the following characters: size small, with a maximum SVL of 69 mm; neck band present, extending to the posterior margin of the eye; trunk, tail and limbs bearing irregularly shaped bands: 4–6 light bands on trunk and 4–12 white bands on tail; 16–22 irregular longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles; 28–42 longitudinal rows of ventrals at midbody; lateral folds weakly developed or absent, without enlarged tubercles; tail not depressed, not enlarged at base, scales arranged in whorls; males with 6–8 precloacal pores in angular continuous series; a patch of enlarged precloacal scales present in both sexes; 3–8 slightly enlarged femoral scales on each hind limb in both sexes; femoral pores absent; precloacal groove absent; subcaudal scales small, not transversely enlarged.
It is the second species of Cyrtodactylus found in Dong Nai, after Cyrtodactylus huynhi sp. nov was discovered in a cave on Chua Chan mountain in 2008.
Reported by S.L
