Integrative taxonomic approaches revealed a new species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands of Vietnam Author Nguyen, Thuong Huyen 0000-0002-4303-525X Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Hanoi, Vietnam. huyenthuong16273@gmail.com Author Ha, Hong Bich 0000-0003-4777-5463 College of Forestry Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi, Vietnam. honghb@vnuf.edu.vn Author Murdoch, Matthew L. 0000-0001-5914-6408 Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92515 USA hewmurdoch@gmail.com Author Grismer, Jesse L. 0000-0002-2542-5430 Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92515 USA. jgrismer@lasierra.edu Author Grismer, L. Lee 0000-0001-8422-3698 Department of Herpetology, San Diego Natural History Museum, PO Box 121390, San Diego, California, 92112, USA grismer@lasierra.edu Author Luu, Vinh Quang 0000-0002-0634-1338 Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry vinhlq@vnuf.edu.vn text Zootaxa 2025 2025-08-12 5679 1 45 73 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.2 journal article 312079 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.2 ddc3c02d-4dda-441a-9a00-99fe4c1668cd 1175-5326 16983565 931A8406-D153-4BD1-8E0D-CAEBE096BA61
TABLE 6. Morphological comparisons of Cyrtodactylus ayunpaensis sp. nov. and other species of the Cyrtodactylys irregularis group from Vietnam.Abbreviations:? = data not available in literature; * = regenerated or broken tail. Character abbreviations are listed in the materials and methods.
No.SpeciesSVL (mm)TL (mm)VSEFSFPPP (M)PP (F)LD4LT4Color pattern of dorsumSubcaudalReferences
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1Cyrtodactylus ayunpaensis sp. nov81.3–91.572.1–104.352–687–11absent0015–1917–19bandedpresent
2C. arndti73.4–80.950.1*–91.5126–385–110–26615–2017–22bandedpresentNgo et al. 2023
3C. badenensis59.3–74.158.6–82.425–29absentabsent00?18–22bandedpresentNguyen et al. 2006
4C. bidoupimontis74.0–86.375.0–86.038–438–10absent4–6015–2018–23bandedabsentNazarov et al. 2012
5C. bugiamapensis58.6–76.865.3–83.036–466–10absent7–110–715–1717–20blotchedabsentNazarov et al. 2012
6C. caovansungi90.4–94.0120.038–4486902223–25bandedpresentOrlov et al. 2007
7C. cattienensis43.5–69.051.0–64.728–423–8absent6–8012–1614–19bandedabsentGeissler et al. 2009
8C. chumuensis52.4–67.541.5*–51.4*43–454–50–26–7?16–1917–21bandedabsentNgo et al. 2023
9C. chungi66.6–68.562.8*–82.2*30–314–6absent7615–1817–20bandedabsentOstrowski et al. 2021
10C. cryptus62.5–90.863.6–88.447–50absentabsent9–11018–1920–23bandedabsentHeidrich et al. 2007; Luu et al. 2016
11C. cucdongensis55.8–65.953.5*–81.335–445–9absent5–64–613–1815–20bandedabsentSchneider et al. 2014
12C. culaochamensis69.8–79.889.7–91.245–50absentabsent7–8absent18–1920–23bandedabsentNgo et al. 2020
13C. datimax 70.1max 57.342–484–73–45–6??18–19blotchedabsentNgo Van Tri 2013
14C. gialaiensis50.1–62.842.2*–63.6*38–45absentabsent9–100–8 pitted14–1515–17bandedabsentLuu et al. 2017
15C. huynhi67.2–79.851.7–78.643–463–53–87–90–8 pitted14–1717–21bandedabsentNgo & Bauer 2008
16C. irregularis72.0–86.066.0–74.038–457–8absent5–70–615–1618–19blotchedabsentSmith et al. 1921
17C. kingsadai83.0–94.0max 117.039–469–120–47–94–819–2121–25bandedpresentZiegler et al. 2013
18C. orlovi61.0–77.752.2*–71.2*36–393–8absent5–6015–1716–19bandedabsentDo et al. 2021
19C. phumyensis63.5–66.873.2*-74.6*33–415–7absent5–76 pitted18–1918–21bandedabsentOstrowski et al. 2020
20C. phuocbinhensis46.0–60.476.143–475absent7016–2117–19striped/ blotchedabsentNguyen et al. 2013
21C. pseudoquadrivirgatus48.6–83.355.7–82.341–57absentabsent5–95–1015–2116–25blotchedabsentRösler et al. 2008
22C. raglai87.5– 111.7113.4–135.036–399–10absent50?21–22bandedpresentNguyen et al. 2021
23C. sangi49.9–56.340.8*–47.9*374absent74 pitted??bandedabsentPauwels et al. 2018
24C. takouensis74.7–81.143.7–91.039–403–50–23–4016–1718–20bandedpresentNgo & Bauer 2008
25C. taynguyenensis60.0–85.066.0–94.042–49absentabsent6013–1817–21blotchedabsentNguyen et al. 2013
26C. yangbayensis78.5–92.391.3*–109.139–465–160–26–8016–1915–17bandedpresentNgo & Chan 2010
27C. ziegleri84.6–93.095.0–107.033–398–100–65–80–816–1918–21bandedabsentNazarov et al. 2008