Cyrtodactylus

Kraus, Fred, 2008, Taxonomic partitioning of Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea, Zootaxa 1883, pp. 1-27 : 25-26

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.184270

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6233618

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scientific name

Cyrtodactylus
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Key to Australo-Papuan Cyrtodactylus

1 Subcaudals transversely enlarged, in a single row......................................................................................2

- Subcaudals not transversely enlarged........................................................................................................11

2 Precloacal/femoral pores>35, dark dorsal bands on body 4–7...................................................................3

- Precloacal/femoral pores <36, dark dorsal bands on body 8–11...............................................................10

3 Dark dorsal bands irregular in width, often divided....................................................................................4

- Dark dorsal bands of even width across dorsum, with even margins..........................................................5

4 28–29 rows of dorsal tubercles, 28–31 4 th toe lamellae, 6–7 dark dorsal bands or paired blotches ............. ........................................................................................................................................... C. salomonensis

- 20–24 rows of dorsal tubercles, 24–25 4 th toe lamellae, 4 dark dorsal bands............................... C. murua

5 Precloacal/femoral pores 36–46, 6–7 dark dorsal bands ..................................................... C. tuberculatus

- Precloacal/femoral pores 58–85, 4–5 dark dorsal bands ............................................................................ 6

6 Precloacal and femoral pore series separated from one another.............................................. C. tripartitus

- Precloacal and femoral pores in a continuous series...................................................................................7

7 Lateral tubercles 2– 3 x size of adjacent granules and ≈ size of scales of lateral skin fold..........................8

- Lateral tubercles 4– 7 x size of adjacent granules and> size of scales of lateral skin fold..........................9

8 Dorsal tubercles flat, smooth; dorsal bands not well margined in black and tan; posterior supralabials brown .................................................................................................................................. C. louisiadensis

- Dorsal tubercles conical, keeled; dorsal bands margined in black and tan; posterior supralabials white .... ................................................................................................................................................. C. epiroticus

9 20–23 rows of dorsal tubercles, 66–76 precloacal/femoral pores, dorsal ground color without dark spots. ....................................................................................................................................................... C. klugei

- 24–30 rows of dorsal tubercles, 75–85 precloacal/femoral pores, dorsal ground color with scattered dark spots ........................................................................................................................................... C. robustus

10 Upper arm with tubercles, light dorsal crossbands fading posteriorly .......................................... C. aaroni

- Upper arm without tubercles, light dorsal crossbands sharply distinct posteriorly................. C. mimikanus

11 No enlarged femoral scales, males without precloacal/femoral pores............................. C. sermowaiensis

- One or more rows of enlarged femoral scales, males with precloacal/femoral pores...............................12

12 Enlarged preanal scales compressed into a narrow chevron-shaped pit....................................................13

- Enlarged preanal scales arrayed in broad and shallow chevron................................................................14

13 Enlarged preanal scales widely separated from single row of enlarged femoral scales, 12–19 precloacal pores, no femoral pores............................................................................................................ C. papuensis

- Enlarged preanal scales continuous with several rows of enlarged femoral scales, 6–9 precloacal pores, 3– 14 femoral pores .................................................................................................................. C. marmoratus

14 Throat with scattered enlarged tubercles...................................................................................................15

- Throat without scattered enlarged tubercles..............................................................................................16

15 Mid-belly scale rows 51–59, males with 24–43 precloacal/femoral pores........................ C. novaeguineae

- Mid-belly scales rows 36–41, males with 7–16 precloacal pores..................................... C. irianjayaensis

16 Precloacal and femoral pore series separated from one another................................................................17

- Precloacal and femoral pores in a continuous series.................................................................................18

17 Femoral pores in two rows; dorsum light tan with 4–5 wide, transverse dark brown bands ... C. biordinis

- Femoral pores in single row; dorsum brown with 7–8 narrow, oblique, dark brown bands C. capreoloides

18 Dorsum dark brown with white tubercles................................................................................... C. derongo

- Dorsum light gray with 4–5 subdivided dark bands or pairs of blotches..................................................19

19 Tubercles of lateral skin fold dentate, 10–11 rows of dorsal tubercles....................................... C. serratus

- Tubercles of lateral skin fold conical but not dentate, 20–22 rows of dorsal tubercles................. C. loriae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gekkonidae

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