Cyrtodactylus erythrops (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Bauer, Aaron M.; Kunya, Kirati; Sumontha, Montri; Niyomwan, Piyawan; Panitvong, Nonn; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Chanhome, Lawan; Tunyakorn, Kunya,

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2124.1.4

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“…These new species discoveries are further confirmation of the highly biodiverse, and poorly inventoried, nature of southern Myanmar’s forests. The genus Cyrtodactylus is a species-rich group of tropical gekkonid lizards that currently includes greater than 200 described species [ 32 ], many of which were recently discovered in Southeast Asia (e.g., [ 33 , 34 , 35 ]). These species, and closely related Cnemaspis species, are often restricted to isolated karst formations or have limited geographic distributions, which increases their vulnerability to local habitat loss or alteration [ 36 ].…”

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Rapid forest clearing in a Myanmar proposed national park threatens two newly discovered species of geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)

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Thura

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Myanmar’s recent transition from military rule towards a more democratic government has largely ended decades of political and economic isolation. Although Myanmar remains heavily forested, increased development in recent years has been accompanied by exceptionally high rates of forest loss. In this study, we document the rapid progression of deforestation in and around the proposed Lenya National Park, which includes some of the largest remaining areas of lowland evergreen rainforest in mainland Southeast Asia. The globally unique forests in this area are rich in biodiversity and remain a critical stronghold for many threatened and endangered species, including large charismatic fauna such as tiger and Asian elephant. We also conducted a rapid assessment survey of the herpetofauna of the proposed national park, which resulted in the discovery of two new species of bent-toed geckos, genus Cyrtodactylus. We describe these new species, C. lenya sp. nov. and C. payarhtanensis sp. nov., which were found in association with karst (i.e., limestone) rock formations within mature lowland wet evergreen forest. The two species were discovered less than 35 km apart and are each known from only a single locality. Because of the isolated nature of the karst formations in the proposed Lenya National Park, these geckos likely have geographical ranges restricted to the proposed protected area and are threatened by approaching deforestation. Although lowland evergreen rainforest has vanished from most of continental Southeast Asia, Myanmar can still take decisive action to preserve one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

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Rapid forest clearing in a Myanmar proposed national park threatens two newly discovered species of geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)

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Oswald²,

Thura

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“…Cyrtodactylus zhenkangensis sp. nov. differs from C. erythrops Bauer, Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Panitvong, Pauwels, Chanhome & Kunya, 2009 in having fewer femoral pores in males (4-10 vs 18-20), more lamellae under finger IV (18-21 vs 16) and toe IV (21-23 vs 20), and more transverse bands on the dorsum of body (8-9 vs 6-7).…”

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“…Morphological comparisons and analyses were based on specimen examination and data obtained from the literature (Hoang et al 2007;Rösler et al 2008;Bauer et al 2009Bauer et al , 2010Ngo and Grismer 2010;Nguyen et al 2010Nguyen et al , 2015Nguyen et al , 2017Sumontha et al 2010;Teynié and David 2010;Luu et al 2011Luu et al , 2013Luu et al , 2016Ngo 2011;Ngo and Chan 2011;Schneider et al 2011Schneider et al , 2014Schneider et al , 2020Kunya et al 2014;Nazarov et al 2014Nazarov et al , 2018Nguyen et al 2014;Pham et al 2019).…”

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A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Yunnan, China

Liu¹,

Rao²

2021

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A new species of Cyrtodactylus is described on the basis of five specimens collected from the karst formations of Zhenkang County, Yunnan Province, China. Cyrtodactylus zhenkangensissp. nov. is recognized by having a unique combination of morphological characters, the most diagnostic being: 12–15 enlarged femoral scales on each thigh; 2–5 femoral pores on each thigh in males, 0–3 pitted scales on each thigh in females; eight or nine precloacal pores in a continuous row or separated by one poreless scale in males, 7–9 pitted scales in females; subcaudals enlarged, arranged alternately as single and double on anterior and mostly single at middle and posterior; dorsal surface of head with obvious reticulations. Phylogenetic analyses show that the new species is a member of the C. wayakonei species group and a sister taxon to a clade consisting of C. wayakonei and C. martini based on Maximum Likelihood analyses and Bayesian Inference and differs from its congeners by at least 12.0% genetic divergence in a fragment of the COI gene.

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“…In Thailand Bauer et al (2002) recognized 13 species of Cyrtodactylus. Another five species have subsequently been described from diverse localities around the country (Bauer et al 2003;Pauwels et al 2004;Bauer et al 2009;Sumontha et al 2010), including several from limestone caves (see Sumontha et al 2010). We here describe another new Thai gecko from an area of limestone caves in the northwestern province of Chiang Mai.…”

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Cyrtodactylus dumnuii (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Bauer

Kunya

Sumontha³

et al. 2010

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A new cave-dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus is described from Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand. Cyrtodactylus dumnuii sp. nov. may be distinguished from all other congeners by the possession of a series of enlarged femoral scales, disjunct precloacal and femoral pores in males (minute precloacal pores variably present in females), a relatively high number (18–22) of closely spaced, regularly arranged dorsal tubercle rows, well-defined non-denticulate ventrolateral folds, transversely enlarged subcaudal plates, and a color pattern of approximately six pairs of alternating light and dark transverse bands on the trunk. It is the nineteenth member of the genus recorded from Thailand and the eighth Thai Cyrtodactylus known to be a facultative troglophile.

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Cyrtodactylus erythrops (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Rapid forest clearing in a Myanmar proposed national park threatens two newly discovered species of geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)

Rapid forest clearing in a Myanmar proposed national park threatens two newly discovered species of geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)

A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Yunnan, China

Cyrtodactylus dumnuii (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

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