A new spiny, prehensile-tailed species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia with a preliminary hypothesis of relationships based on morphology

作者：Grismer L Lee^*; Anuar Shahrul; Quah Evan; Muin Mohd Abdul; Onn Chan Kin; Grismer Jesse L; Ahmad Norhayati

来源：Zootaxa, 2010, (2625): 40-52.

• Reptilia
• durio
• elok
• brevipalmatus
• spinosus
• stresemanni
• Malay Peninsula
• phylogeny

A new species, Cyrtodactylus durio sp. nov., is described from northwestern Peninsular Malaysia on the basis of its head, body, limbs, and tail being extremely spinose as well as other unique combinations of squamation and color pattern. It is proposed that C. durio sp. nov. forms a clade with C. brevipalmatus, C. elok, C. spinosus, and C. stresemanni on the basis of having a spiny, prehensile tail and that it is the sister species of C. stresemanni based on unique caudal tuberculation. Cytrodactylus durio sp. nov. is the latest in a growing list of new species of amphibians and reptiles recently described from the Malay Peninsula, and Peninsular Malaysia in particular, that clearly underscores the need for continuing exploratory research in these regions.

• 出版日期2010-9-24