Central Vietnam Cyrtodactylus cryptus sp. n Morphology Natural history Sauria Taxonomy
Issue Date:
2007
Publisher:
Zootaxa
Citation:
Issue: 1445, Page : 35-48
Abstract:
A new species of Cyrtodactylus is described from the Truong Son (Annamite mountain range) of
Quang Binh Province in central Vietnam. It is characterized by 3-5 transversal dorsal bands between the
limb insertions, a neckband reaching the posterior margin of eye, 19-20 irregular longitudinal rows of dorsal
tubercles, forelimbs with tubercles, 47-50 longitudinal rows of ventrals at midbody, 9-11 precloacal pores in
an angular series in males and 16-27 enlarged precloacal scales in both sexes, 20-23 lamellae below the 4th
toe, a segmented tail, and lacking of a distinct ventrolateral fold, a precloacal groove and femoral pores, as
well as transversally enlarged subcaudal plates. The new species is known only from the karst forests of
Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. Preliminary data on its natural history are provided. Copyright ?? 2007
Magnolia Press.
