title: A new lowland forest Bent-toed Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Ranong Province, peninsular Thailand.
abstract: We describe a new lowland forest-dwelling Cyrtodactylus from Suk Samran District, Ranong Province, southern peninsular Thailand, having a blotched dorsal pattern, a continuous series of poreless enlarged femoral and precloacal scales, 18-20 regularly arranged dorsal tubercle rows, no precloacal groove, no transversely enlarged subcaudal plates and a maximal known snout-vent length of 59.6 mm. Cyrtodactylus ranongensis sp. nov. seems closely related to C. quadrivirgatus, but is readily distinguished from it by having 35-40 ventral scale rows, a reddish iris, heavy dorsal mottling, and lacking longitudinal dark-brown elements in its dorsal pattern.
authors: Ranong Marine Fisheries Station, 157 Saphanpla Rd., Paknam, Muang, Ranong 85000, Thailand.; Email: montri.sumontha@gmail.com.
authors: Montri
authors: M
authors: Sumontha
authors: Département des Vertébrés Récents, Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; Email: osgpauwels@yahoo.fr.
authors: Olivier S G
authors: OS
authors: Pauwels
authors: siamensis.org, 408/144 Phaholyothin Place Bldg 34FL, Phaholyothin Rd., Phayathai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.; Email: npanitvong@gmail.com.
authors: Nonn
authors: N
authors: Panitvong
authors: Nakhonratchasima Zoo, 111 M. 1, Ratchasima-Pak Tongchai Rd., Chaimongkol, Muang Nakhonrajsima 30000, Thailand.; Email: unknown.
authors: Kirati
authors: K
authors: Kunya
authors: Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California, 92515-8247 USA.; Email: lgrismer@lasierra.edu.
authors: L Lee
authors: LL
authors: Grismer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D065928:Forests; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand