Two new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Laos including new finding and expanded diagnosis of C. bansocensis Author Schneider, Nicole 0000-0002-6588-229X AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D- 50735 Cologne, Germany. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4797 - 609 X. & Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47 b, D- 50674 Cologne, Germany. schneider. nicole 87 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6588 - 229 X. schneider.nicole87@gmail.com Author Luu, Vinh Quang 0000-0002-0634-1338 Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. qvinhfuv @ yahoo. com. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0634 - 1338. qvinhfuv@yahoo.com.au Author Sitthivong, Saly 0000-0002-9993-2136 Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. qvinhfuv @ yahoo. com. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0634 - 1338. & Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos, Dong Dok Campus, Vientiane, Lao PDR. sitthivong _ frt @ yahoo. co. th; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9993 - 2136 qvinhfuv@yahoo.com.au Author Teynié, Alexandre 0000-0002-6588-229X Société d’Histoire Naturelle Alcide d’Orbigny, 57, rue de Gergovie, 63170 Aubière, France. ateynie @ shnao. net; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6588 - 229 X. ateynie@shnao.net Author Le, Minh Duc 0000-0002-2953-2815 Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. le. duc. minh @ hus. edu. vn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2953 - 2815. & Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam. & Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 Street, New York, New York 10024 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam. nqt 2 @ yahoo. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6601 - 0880 le.duc.minh@hus.edu.vn Author Nguyen, Truong Quang 0000-0002-6601-0880 nqt2@yahoo.com Author Ziegler, Thomas 0000-0002-4797-609X AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D- 50735 Cologne, Germany. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4797 - 609 X. & Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47 b, D- 50674 Cologne, Germany. schneider. nicole 87 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6588 - 229 X. schneider.nicole87@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2020 2020-08-07 4822 4 503 530 journal article 8764 10.11646/zootaxa.4822.4.3 67b665b5-74e4-4d65-b375-a07f33a7aa75 1175-5326 4452362 4C7F87B9-D1C1-4821-AB37-BBA3FA59F55C Redescription of Cyrtodactylus bansocensis Luu, Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler, 2016 including the first record of a female C. bansocensis was described based on two adult males from Khammouane Province ( Luu et al. 2016c ). Based on the new specimen collected in about 11 km distance from the type locality, including for the first time a female individual, the specimen is described in the following including an expanded diagnosis of the species . Specimen examined. One adult female VNUF R .2016.4 ( Fig. 6 ) collected by Vinh Quang Luu in February 2016 from Khammouane Province , Ban Soi ( 17°24N , 105°40E , at an elevation of 174 m a.s.l. ) . Morphological characters . Adult female, SVL 63.8 mm ; tail length 94.6 mm . The examined specimen differs from the original description of Luu et al . (2016c) by having more supralabials and infralabials (11 or 12 vs 8–10; 10 vs. 8, respectively), more dorsal tubercle rows (20 vs. 14 or 15) and more scales around midbody (102 vs. 86 or 87). For further morphological data see Table 6 . TABLE 6. Selected morphological characters and scalation of the female specimen of Cyrtodactylus bansocensis . For abbreviations see Material and Methods. Measurements in mm; * = character given right/left.

VNUF R.2016.4	VNUF R.2016.4
Sex	Female	ML	2.7
SVL	63.8	SPL*	11/12
TaL	94.6	IFL*	10/10
AG	26.4	N*	3/3
HL	17.8	I	0
HW	13.1	SC5SPL	35
HH	7.8	IO	35
SE	8.1	PM	2
EE	5.1	GP	7
IND	2.1	DTR	20
IOD	6.0	GSDT	8–9
OD	5.0	SMC	204
ED	1.8	MS	102
ForeaL	10.6	V	35
SL	13.7	LD1*	15/15
LeF4	6.0	LD4*	18/20
LeT4	7.9	LT1*	16/15
RW	2.7	LT4*	21/20
RH	1.6	PP+FP	16
MW	3.2	PAT*	4/5

Expanded diagnosis. As the original description of Cyrtodactylus bansocensis was based on two adult males ( Luu et al. 2016c ) we herein expand the diagnosis of this species as follows: medium size, SVL reaching 74.0 mm; dorsal pattern with four light transverse bands between limb insertions; supranasals in contact; 14–20 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; lateral skin fold present without tubercles; 34 or 35 ventral scale rows between ventrolateral folds; 34 precloacal and femoral pores in a continuous row in males (or interrupted by poreless scales); 16 precloacal and femoral pores in a continuous row in females (two outer femoral pores just pitted on each side), enlarged femoral and precloacal scales present; 4–7 postcloacal tubercles on each side; dorsal tubercles present at base of tail; subcaudal scales transversely enlarged (modified after Luu et al. 2016c ). Natural history notes. The female specimen was collected at night (20:20) on a limestone cliff, ca. 1.5 m from the ground. The surrounding habitat was karst forest. The relative humidity was 52% and the air temperature was 25.5°C. Distribution. The female specimen of Cyrtodactylus bansocensis was found close to the type locality in Khammouane Province , Laos .