Evolution in karst massifs: Cryptic diversity among bent-toed geckos along the Truong Son Range with descriptions of three new species and one new country record from Laos
Luu, Vinh Quang
Bonkowski, Michael
Nguyen, Truong Quang
Le, Minh Duc
Schneider, Nicole
Ngo, Hanh Thi
Ziegler, Thomas
Zootaxa
2016
4107
2
101
140
[151,596,1091,1117]
Reptilia
Gekkonidae
Cyrtodactylus
Animalia
Squamata
31
132
Chordata
species
phongnhakebangensis
Distribution.The group is mainly distributed in the karst forest mountains of Khammouane Province in central Laos, C. calamei, C. hinnamnoensis, and C. sommerladiare restricted to Hin Nam No NPA in the southeastern Khammouane Province. C. jarujiniand C. teynieiare recorded from Bolikhamxay Province, while C. pageliis only known to occur in Vientiane Province.
Remarks.The Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensisgroup is very complex. Different morphological traits of the species of this group (e.g., body size, shape and number of dorsal bands, and number of precloacal and femoral pores, see Tables 7& 13) were supported by other morphological and phylogenetic analyses (see Figs. 1–5). All species of the group are adapted to karst forested formations.