The herpetofauna of Timor-Leste: a first report Author Kaiser, Hinrich Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA chalcopis@yahoo.com Author Carvalho, Venancio Lopes Universidade National Timor-Lorosa'e, Faculdade de Ciencias da Educacao, Departamentu da Biologia, Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, Liceu Dr. Francisco Machado, Dili, Timor-Leste Author Ceballos, Jester Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA Author Freed, Paul 14149 S. Butte Creek Road, Scotts Mills, Oregon 97375, USA Author Heacox, Scott Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA Author Lester, Barbara 14149 S. Butte Creek Road, Scotts Mills, Oregon 97375, USA Author Richards, Stephen J. Conservation International, PO Box 1024, Atherton, Queensland 4883, Australia; and Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia Author Trainor, Colin R. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia Author Sanchez, Caitlin Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA Author O'Shea, Mark West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY 12 1 LF, United Kingdom; and Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia text ZooKeys 2011 2011-06-20 109 19 86 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.109.1439 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.109.1439 1313-2970-109-19 FFDE6B4A96644D30FFD8FFEA7F28FFF8 577024 Genus Cyrtodactylus Fig. 9 Common name. (E) Timor Bent-toed Gecko. *(T) Teki ain-fuan kleuk (teki = small gecko, kleuk = bent, ain-fuan = toe). Identification. This candidate species of Cyrtodactylus , designated as Cyrtodactylus sp. 1 [Ca CMD 383], lacks the characteristic orange banding pattern of the tokay gecko ( Gekko gecko ) and has dorsal patterning with a greater amount of brown components (spots, flecks, lines) than any other gecko found on Timor. In its size, it is intermediate between the common house geckos ( Hemidactylus frenatus , Gehyra mutilata ) and the tokay gecko, and it does not have a flattened tail or dorsolateral skin flaps as in Hemidactylus platyurus . It is also the only gecko to possess non-dilated digits, unlike those found in typical geckos. Instead the toes are slender and curved ( Fig. 9 ), resulting in various names being inconsistently applied to members of the genus (e.g., bent-toed geckos, naked-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos). The genus Cyrtodactylus is the most diverse genus within the seven families comprising the Gekkota, with at least 130 species described. Collection and natural history. Two specimens of what is clearly an undescribed species of Cyrtodactylus were captured on the same night at the Trilolo River near Same, Manufahi District (altitude 553 m). There are substantial differences in pholidosis and overall morphology from all known species of Cyrtodactylus (see Roesler and Glaw 2008 : Table 1 ). One individual was found on a boulder-face along the riverbank, while the second was in leaf litter at the foot of a large boulder at the boundary between riverine habitat and coffee plantation. Figure 9. Undescribed species of Cyrtodactylus . Female from near Same, Manufahi District (USNM [CMD 383], SVL 58 mm, TL 127 mm). Photo by Hinrich Kaiser.