title: A new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phu Yen Province, southern Vietnam.
abstract: We describe a new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus based on five adult specimens from Dai Lanh Cape, Tuy Hoa District, Phu Yen Province, southern Vietnam. Cyrtodactylus kingsadai sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining Indochinese bent-toed geckos by a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 94 mm; dorsal pattern consisting of a dark nuchal loop, continuous or partly interrupted neck band and four in part irregular transverse body bands between limbs; internasal single; dorsal tubercles in 17-23 irregular transverse rows; ventrals in 39-46 longitudinal rows at midbody; lateral skin folds present, without interspersed tubercles; precloacal pores 7-9 plus in total 3-7 femoral pores in males (1-4 femoral pores on each side) with precloacal and femoral pore series separated from each other by 7-9 poreless scales; enlarged femoral scales and precloacal scales present; postcloacal spurs three; subcaudal scales transversely enlarged. This is the 29th species of Cyrtodactylus known from Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: Cologne Zoo, Riehler Strasse 173, D-50735, Cologne, Germany. ziegler@koelnerzoo.de
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: Trung My
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Phung
authors.forename: Minh Duc
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Truong Quang
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D014744:Vietnam