A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam.
We describe a new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus on the basis of six specimens collected from the limestone forest of the Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. Cyrtodactylus soni sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by genetic distinction and morphological differences in number of femoral and precloacal pores, femoral scales, ventral scales, lamellae, subcaudals, and dorsal tubercle arrangement, as well as in size and color pattern. In the phylogenetic analyses, the new species is nested in a clade containing taxa from northwestern and northcentral Vietnam and northern Laos.
Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, 136 Xuan Thuy Road, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: letrungdung_sp@hnue.edu.vn.
Dzung Trung
DT
Le
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam. Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: nqt2@yahoo.com.
Truong Quang
TQ
Nguyen
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Hanoi National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024; Email: le.duc.minh@hus.edu.vn.
Minh Duc
MD
Le
AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D-50735 Cologne, Germany. Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany; Email: ziegler@koelnerzoo.de.
Thomas
T
Ziegler
D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity; D014744:Vietnam