title: Redescription Cyrtodactylus lateralis (Werner) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and Phylogeny of the Prehensile-tailed Cyrtodactylus.
abstract: We redescribe Cyrtodactylus lateralis (Werner) on the basis of new specimens. Cyrtodactylus lateralis is a prehensile-tailed species, known from scattered lowland to mid-elevation localities in northern Sumatra. The prehensile-tailed Cyrtodactylus are more speciose and have a wider distribution than previously thought. This group includes a mainland SE Asian clade consisting of C. elok, C. interdigitalis, and C. brevipalmatus and an insular clade containing C. durio, C. lateralis, C. nuaulu, C. serratus, C. spinosus, and C. stresemanni. However, a distinctive color pattern in the Wallacean and Papuan species and uncertainty surrounding the type locality of C. stresemanni raise unresolved questions about the inclusiveness of the insular clade. DNA sequence data supports a close relationship between C. elok and C. interdigitalis, but also reveals that C. lateralis and C. durio are not closely related to these species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences; Broward College; 3501 S.W. Davie Road; Davie, FL 33314;USA.; Email: mharvey@broward.edu.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: The Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center and Department of Biology; University of Texas at Arlington; 501 S. Nedderman Drive; Arlington, TX 76010; USA.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Kyle A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: O'connell
authors.affiliation: The Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center and Department of Biology; University of Texas at Arlington; 501 S. Nedderman Drive; Arlington, TX 76010; USA.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Elijah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wostl
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense; Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences-LIPI; Jl. Raya Jakarta Bogor km 46; Cibinong, West Java, 16911; INDONESIA; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Awal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riyanto
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology; Universitas Brawijaya; Jl. Veteran; Malang, East Java, 65145; INDONESIA; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Nia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurniawan
authors.affiliation: The Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center and Department of Biology; University of Texas at Arlington; 501 S. Nedderman Drive; Arlington, TX 76010; USA.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Eric N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology; La Sierra University; 4500 Riverwalk Parkway; Riverside, CA 92515; USA.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: L Lee
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Grismer
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007214:Indonesia; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity