Integrative taxonomic approaches revealed a new species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands of Vietnam
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Cyrtodactylus ayunpaensis sp. nov. from Ayun Pa town, Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands Vietnam is described based on an integrative taxonomic method by a combination of morphological and genetic data. It is placed into the C. irregularis group and can be distinguished from the remaining species from Vietnam by a minimum genetic distance of 12.8% in the ND2 gene and by the following characters: a maximum SVL of 91.5 mm; supralabials 1113; infralabials 910; dorsal tubercles at midbody in 46 irregular rows; ventral scales 5268; subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe 1719; precloacal and femoral pores absent in both sexces; enlarged precloacal scales 2227 in males and absent in females; 711 enlarged femoral scales from each thigh; subcaudals transversely enlarged; small, irregularly shaped dark brown blotches on top of head; nuchal band thin and interrupted; dorsal pattern with four irregularly shaped bands; short stripes on the neck. The morphological distinctiveness of the new species is supported by its non-overlapping position in multivariate space based on multiple factor analysis and principal component analysis.
Source: Zootaxa
Authors: THUONG HUYEN NGUYEN, HONG BICH HA, MATTHEW L. MURDOCH, JESSE L. GRISMER, L. LEE GRISMER, VINH QUANG LUU
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4413209269