Two new cave-dwelling species of Bent-toed Geckos from Saraburi and Loei provinces, Thailand (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)
We describe Cyrtodactylus meesookae sp. nov. from a cave on Khao Nam Phu (14°34'33.2"N, 101°08'42.6"E), a limestone hill in Saraburi Province, central Thailand, and C. wiboonatthapoli sp. nov. (previously confused with C. papilionoides) from a cave on Phu Pha Sana (17°10'33.8"N 101°57'52.5"E), a limestone hill in Loei Province, northeastern Thailand. These two micro-endemic, trogloxene species, separated by a distance of about 300 airline km, share a typical habitus for limestone-dwelling species and a relatively similar dorsal pattern, but they are readily distinguished by scalation characters.
Authors
- Olivier S. G. Pauwels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3265-5496)
- Kirati Kunya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7219-6239)
- Montri Sumontha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4829-7731)
- Nattasuda Donbundit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3074-9288)
- Nonn Panitvong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-0762)
- EAKARIT PHANAMPHON
- Maneerat Suthanthangjai
- Winai Suthanthangjai
Institutions
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
- Institute of Natural Sciences (BE)
- Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation (TH)
- Suan Dusit University (TH)
- Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital (TH)
- Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (TH)
- Loei Rajabhat University (TH)
- Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University (TH)
- Vongchavalitkul University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85