Bauer, Aaron M.; Kunya, Kirati; Sumontha, Montri; Niyomwan, Piyawan; Panitvong, Nonn; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Chanhome, Lawan; Kunya, Tunyakorn
Cyrtodactylus erythrops Bauer, Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Panitvong, Pauwels, Chanhome & Kunya, 2009, sp. nov.
Cyrtodactylus erythrops (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new cave-dwelling gecko from Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand
Bauer, Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Panitvong, Pauwels, Chanhome & Kunya, 2009
Bauer, Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Panitvong, Pauwels, Chanhome & Kunya
FIGURE 1. Adult male holotype of Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. (THNHM 15377) from Tham Lod, Pangmapha district, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. Scale bar equals 20 mm.
FIGURE 2. Dorsal pholidosis of Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. (THNHM 15377) showing closely packed, flattened dorsal tubercles in irregular rows. Anterior to left, scale bar = 2 mm.
FIGURE 3. Ventral view of groin and thighs of holotype of Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. illustrating the discontinuous series of precloacal and femoral pores (positions indicated by black dots) and series of enlarged femoral scales. Scale bar = 5 mm.
FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of the holotype of Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. in life illustrating the reddish iris and pale yellowish borders of the dark dorsal markings.
FIGURE 5. Dorsal view of a juvenile specimen (not collected) of Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. showing a less bold body patterning than the adult holotype but a strongly contrasting caudal pattern.
FIGURE 6. Map of Thailand showing Mae Hong Son Province in the extreme northwest of the country in black. The position of Tham Lod, the type locality of Cyrtodactylus erythrops sp. nov. is indicated by the small white circle.