A new species of <i>Cyrtodactylus</i> (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Hon Tre Island in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus is described from Khanh Hoa Province, South-central Vietnam based on genetic divergence and morphological differences. Cyrtodactylus arnei sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining Indochinese bent-toed geckos of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis group by having the unique combination of the following characteristics: size medium (SVL 70.9-78.0 mm); dorsal tubercles in 15-17 irregular rows; 34 or 35 ventral scale rows; 12-15 enlarged femoral scales on each side, in continuous series without gap between precloacal and femoral scales; precloacal pores absent in females, 5-7 in males, in a continuous row; femoral pores absent; postcloacal spurs 0-3 on each side; 19-21 lamellae under toe IV; dorsal pattern between limb inserti

SUBMITTER: Do QH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489490 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature