Six new species of the Cyrtodactylus intermedius complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Cardamom Mountains and associated highlands of Southeast Asia
Author
Murdoch, Matthew L.
Author
Grismer, L. Lee
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Wood Jr, Perry L.
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Neang, Thy
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Poyarkov, Nikolay A.
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Tri, Ngo Van
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Nazarov, Roman A.
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Aowphol, Anchalee
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Pauwels, Olivier S. G.
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Nguyen, Hung Ngoc
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Grismer, Jesse L.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-08
4554
1
1
62
journal article
27582
10.11646/zootaxa.4554.1.1
7953b4d5-d0ba-47ef-a793-fcd18b76e92b
1175-5326
2623219
4C844226-7C0D-4B16-B87C-9044B8BAA1D0
Key to the species of the
Cyrtodactylus intermedius
complex
The following key can be used as a guide to the identification of the species of the
Cyrtodactylus intermedius
complex. However, it should be used in conjunction with the descriptions, diagnoses, and distribution section in the text as some of the characters are sexually dimorphic.
1 Presence of interdigital pocketing............................................................
thylacodactylus
- Absence of interdigital pocketing........................................................................ 2 2 Posterior border of the nuchal loop pointed.........................................................
bokorensis
- Posterior border of the nuchal loop rounded................................................................ 3 3 Enlarged femoral scales not contiguous with precloacal scales..........................................
laangensis
- Enlarged femoral scales contiguous with precloacal scales..................................................... 4 4 Dark pigmented blotches on top of head............................................................
auralensis
- Dark pigmented blotches absent from top of head........................................................... 5 5 Proximal femoral scales same size as the distal femorals...........................................
cardamomensis
- Proximal femoral scales less than one-half the size of the distal femorals......................................... 6 6 Found West of the Cardamom Mountains..........................................................
intermedius
- Found East of the Cardamom Mountains................................................................... 7 7 Found on the mainland of South
East Asia
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septimontium
- Found on Phu Quoc Island....................................................................
phuquocensis