
ZooKeys, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 1223, P. 69 - 86
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
A new forest-dwelling species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis group is described from southwestern Yunnan Province, China. Phylogenetically, it was recovered as sister C. zhenkangensis , with a genetic distance 9.2% in ND2 gene. Morphologically, can be separated by discontinuity enlarged femoral scales and precloacal scales, absence pores, difference dorsal color pattern. In addition, although are distributed relatively close, their habitats clearly different. inhabits karst limestone, while forest. The 29 th third this group.
Language: Английский