A New Species of the <i>Cyrtodactylus pulchellus</i> Group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Surat Thani Province, Thailand Underscores This Group's Remarkable Diversity on the Thai-Malay Peninsula.

ABSTRACT: An integrative taxonomic study recognized a new species of the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus group from Kanchanadit District, Surat Thani Province, Southern Thailand. Phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial ND2 gene revealed a new species, Cyrtodactylus kanchanaditsp. nov., that is closely related to C. lekaguli. The new species differs from its sister lineage by bearing mean genetic divergence of 4.53% and significant differences in both mensural and morphometric characters (p < 0.05). Cyrtodactylus kanchanaditsp. nov. can be differentiated from the remaining members of the C. pulchellus species group because of its genetic divergence of ≥7.99% and a combination of differences in body size: 11-15 supralabial and 10-12 infralabia

SUBMITTER: Termprayoon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11591034 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature