title: A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of northern Laos.
abstract: We describe a new species of the gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus on the basis of two specimens collected from limestone forests of Luang Prabang Province, northern Laos. Morphologically, the new species is distinguishable from its congeners by a combination of the following diagnostic characters: maximum SVL 86.1 mm; supralabials 9 or 10; infralabials 7-9; dorsal tubercles in 15 or 16 rows at midbody; ventral scale rows 34-36 at midbody; precloacal groove absent; femoral scales not distinctly enlarged; precloacal pores absent in females (unknown in males); subdigital lamellae under the fourth finger 18 or 19, under the fourth toe 18-20; subcaudals not transversally enlarged; dorsal bands white, 4 or 5 between limb insertions plus another one between hind limbs; tail banded. Based on molecular analyses, the new species is clustered in the same clade with C. wayakonei and two other species from Luang Prabang and Houaphan provinces.
authors: AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Straße 173, D-50735 Köln, Germany.; Email: schneider.nicole87@googlemail.com.
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Schneider
authors: Zoological Institute, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany.; Email: m.bonkowski@uni-koeln.de.
authors: Truong Quang
authors: TQ
authors: Nguyen
authors: Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: le.duc.minh@hus.edu.vn.
authors: Minh Duc
authors: MD
authors: Le
authors: Faculty of Science, National University of Laos, Dong Dok Campus, Vientiane, Lao PDR.; Email: nophasead2007@yahoo.com.
authors: Liphone
authors: L
authors: Nophaseud
authors: Zoological Institute, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany.; Email: unknown.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Bonkowski
authors: AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Straße 173, D-50735 Köln, Germany. Zoological Institute, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany.; Email: ziegler@koelnerzoo.de.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007812:Laos; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny