A new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus in Northern Vietnam
The type specimens of the new species, Cyrtodactylus huongsonensis Luu, Nguyen, Do & Ziegler, 2011, were found in Huong Son limestone forest, My Duc, Hanoi at an elevation of 120 m. This species is characterized by the following morphological features: snout-ventral length 73.4–89.8 mm; dorsal pattern consisting of: a dark nuchal loop, a neck band, and five transverse body bands between fore- and hind-limbs; two enlarged lateral chinshields in contact with first postmental pair; dorsal tubercles present on occiput, body, forearms, hind limbs and tail base; 14–16 dorsal tubercle rows; ventrals in 41–48 longitudinal rows at midbody; lateral skin folds present; six precloacal pores plus in total 17 femoral pores in males, which separated by 8–12 poreless scales; enlarged femoral scales and precloacal scales present; subcaudal scales transversely enlarged.
Huongson Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus huongsonensis from My Duc District, Hanoi.
Photo: Luu Quang Vinh
Source: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources