A New Cyrtodactylus Species(Reptila:Gekkonidae)from Nan Province,Northern Thailand

Here,a new species of bent-toed gecko,Cyrtodactylus phukhaensis sp.nov.,is described from Doi Phu Kha,Nan province,Thailand based on molecular and morphological evidence.A phylogeny based on NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2(ND2)and its flanking tRNAs places the new species in the chauquangensis group as a sister taxon to Cyrtodact ylus wayakonei.The new species can be differentiated from other members of the chauquangensis group by having a unique combina tion of 7 or 8 suprala bials,23-28 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles,8-10 infrala bials,9 femoral pores,7 precloacal pores,40-47 ventral scales,and a lack of bands crossingthe temporal area.In addition,results from a chromosome study of C.phukhaensis sp.nov.showed that the new species has a diploid chromosome number of 40 with a fundamental number of 46.The formula of the karyotype was as follows:2n(40)=2m+4sm+34t.Our findings suggest that further studies of Cyrtodactylus biodiversity in northern Thailand are needed.

A New Species of Cyrtodactylus(Squamata:Gekkonidae)from the Karst Forests of Daweishan National Nature Reserve,Yunnan,China

Cyrtodactylus geckos are one of the most speciose and diverse groups of extant lizards known,distributed throughout the Asian and Pacific realms.Using molecular phylogenetic methods and supporting morphological data,we describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus in Daweishan National Nature Reserve,Yunnan Province,China.Cyrtodactylus hekouensis sp.nov.can be morphologically distinguished from its nearby congeners by the following characters:maximum SVL 92.3 mm and TL 98.5 mm;11-12 supralabials;11-12 infralabials;36-57 scale rows between the fifth supralabials;10-13 dorsal tubercles rows;3 postnasals on blunt and smooth front snout;precloacalfemoral pores in a continuous series of 33-39(females with pitted scales)located under vent/cloaca and thighs in both sexes;precloacal groove absent;3/3 postcloacal tubercles;subdigital lamellae under the fourth finger 21 or 22,under the fourth toe 20-23;smooth midbody with smooth venter and tuberculate dorsal scale rows,tubercles from head to tail base;dorsal transverse patterns are generally large,bilaterally symmetrical.The results of the phylogenetic analysis recover specimens of this new species as sister to a clade containing C.wayakonei and C.martini.Uncorrected pairwise intraspecific distances were<1%,and distances between our new species and other Cyrtodactylus species from nearby countries ranged from 14.2%to 26.8%.

Herpetological Diversity of Timor-Leste: Updates and a Review of Species Distributions

We report the results of five herpetological surveys during 2011-2013 that included visits to all districts of Timor-Leste （Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro, Dili, Covalima, Ermera, Laut6m, Liquiga, Manatuto, Manufahi, Viqueque） except the Oecusse exclave. Our fieldwork culminated in the discovery of one putative new frog species （genus Kaloula）, at least five putative new lizard species （genera Cyrtodactylus, Cryptoblepharus, and Sphenomorphus）, and two putative new snake species （genera Stegonotus and Indotyphlops）. In addition, we present new distribution records of amphibians and reptiles for 11 of the country＇s 12 contiguous districts, along with additional natural history data. Results from our surveys increase the number of amphibian and reptiles known to occur in Timor-Leste from 22 species before our surveys began to over 60, including over 20 as yet undescribed species.