Cyrtodactylus, Gray, 1827

Schneider, Nicole, Luu, Vinh Quang, Sitthivong, Saly, Teynié, Alexandre, Le, Minh Duc, Nguyen, Truong Quang & Ziegler, Thomas, 2020, Two new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Laos including new finding and expanded diagnosis of C. bansocensis, Zootaxa 4822 (4), pp. 503-530 : 521-522

Key to Laotian species of Cyrtodactylus (referring to Table 2 )

1 Precloacal-femoral pores in males in separated series.......................................... C. muangfuangensis

- Precloacal-femoral pores in males in contiguous series or precloacal-femoral pores absent in males.................... 2

2 Enlarged subcaudals present............................................................................. 3

- Enlarged subcaudals absent............................................................................ 15

3 Precloacal-femoral pores present in males.................................................................. 4

- Precloacal-femoral pores absent or unknown in males....................................................... 19

4 Dorsum blotched..................................................................................... 5

- Dorsum banded....................................................................................... 6

5 Precloacal pores absent in females, Supralabials 11–16................................................ C. jarujini

- Precloacal pores in females 0–14, Supralabials 9–11................................................ C. multiporus

6 Ventrals 27–29................................................................................ C. rufford

- Ventrals 31 or more................................................................................... 7

7 Precloacal-femoral pores in males 20–29................................................................... 8

- Precloacal-femoral pores in males 34 or more............................................................... 9

8 Precloacal pores (pitted scales) in females present................................................ C. sommerladi

- Precloacal pores in females absent............................................................. C. soudthichaki

9 Precloacal-femoral pores in males 34, Midbody scales 86–87....................................... C. bansocensis

- Precloacal-femoral pores in males 35 or more.............................................................. 10

10 Precloacal-femoral pores in females 0–34................................................................. 11

- Precloacal-femoral pores in females 38............................................................ C. calamei

11 Midbody scales 155–172.............................................................................. 12

- Midbody scales 179 or more........................................................................... 13 12 Ventrals 31–32, Precloacal-femoral pores in males 44, in females 21...................................... C. jaegeri

- Ventrals 32–38, Precloacal-femoral pores in males 40– 44, in females 0–17........................ C. khammouanensis

13 SVL ≤ 71.2mm, Dorsal tubercle rows 19–24..................................................... C. lomyenensis

- SVL> 72mm, Dorsal tubercle rows 14–20................................................................ 14

14 Dorsal tubercle rows 16–20, Precloacal-femoral pores in females 24–34.................................. C. darevskii

- Dorsal tubercle rows 14–19, Precloacal-femoral pores in females 0–28.............................. C. hinnamnoensis

15 Precloacal pores in females present...................................................................... 16

- Precloacal pores in females absent....................................................................... 17

16 Dorsum banded............................................................................. C. wayakonei

- Dorsum blotched.................................................................. C. pseudoquadrivirgatus

17 Dorsum banded............................................................................. C. vilaphongi

- Dorsum blotched.................................................................................... 18

18 Ventrals 30.................................................................................. C. buchardi

- Ventrals 40–50................................................................................ C. cryptus

19 Dorsum blotched.................................................................................... 20

- Dorsum banded...................................................................................... 21

20 Precloacal pores present in females................................................................ C. teyniei

- Precloacal pores absent in females................................................................ C. spelaeus

21 Femoral pores present in males......................................................................... 22

- Femoral pores absent in males.......................................................................... 24

22 Precloacal pores in males 7–10......................................................................... 23

- Precloacal pores in males 14................................................................. C. interdigitalis

23 Precloacal pores in females 7............................................................ C. ngoiensis sp. nov.

- Precloacal pores in females 10-12............................................................ C. thathomensis

24 Precloacal pores in males 4, in females 4–6........................................................... C. pageli

- Precloacal pores in males 6......................................................... C. houaphanensis sp. nov.