New bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Simeulue Island, Indonesia

We describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray that belongs to the C. quadrivirgatus complex within the C. sworderi group from Simeulue, an adjacent island to Sumatra. It is a medium-sized (SVL) species with adult males reaching 57.2 mm and females 59.9 mm; tubercles present on both dorsal of brachium; ventrolateral fold present; 2022 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; 3435 paravertebral tubercle series; 3842 ventral scale rows across belly; precloacal groove absent; 2 precloacal pores present in males, absent in females; enlarged precloacofemoral scales present; abrupt transition between the enlarged femorals and the adjacent scales on the posterior margin of the thigh; 21 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; and subequal median subcaudal scales not transversely enlarged. The new species is genetically divergent from the other congeners of the C. sworderi group, with genetic divergences (p-distances) ranging from 12.420.1% for the mitochondrial ND2 gene.

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Zootaxa
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2025-08-03
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.1.3
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Amphibian and Reptile Biology
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New bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Simeulue Island, Indonesia

Awal Riyanto, Isna Arofatun Nikmah, Mulyadi Mulyadi, AMIR HAMIDY et al.
Zootaxa
Amphibian and Reptile Biology
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New bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Simeulue Island, Indonesia

Awal Riyanto, Isna Arofatun Nikmah, Mulyadi Mulyadi, AMIR HAMIDY, SADINA TAHARA JUSIVANI
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Abstract

We describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray that belongs to the C. quadrivirgatus complex within the C. sworderi group from Simeulue, an adjacent island to Sumatra. It is a medium-sized (SVL) species with adult males reaching 57.2 mm and females 59.9 mm; tubercles present on both dorsal of brachium; ventrolateral fold present; 2022 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; 3435 paravertebral tubercle series; 3842 ventral scale rows across belly; precloacal groove absent; 2 precloacal pores present in males, absent in females; enlarged precloacofemoral scales present; abrupt transition between the enlarged femorals and the adjacent scales on the posterior margin of the thigh; 21 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; and subequal median subcaudal scales not transversely enlarged. The new species is genetically divergent from the other congeners of the C. sworderi group, with genetic divergences (p-distances) ranging from 12.420.1% for the mitochondrial ND2 gene.

ZootaxaVol. 5673(1)
IPB University (ID), Nawaloka Hospital (LK), Indonesia Defense University (ID), Military University (RU), National Research, Development and Innovation Office (HU), National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (ID), National Research and Innovation Agency (ID)
Openalex Percentile: Top 82%
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New bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Simeulue Island, Indonesia — Awal Riyanto, Isna Arofatun Nikmah, et al. · Zootaxa (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS