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Issue: Vol. 2924 No. 1: 20 Jun. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-06-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2924.1.2
Page range: 22–32
Abstract views: 46
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran

Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., Iran Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
FTEHCR (Farhang Torki Ecology and Herpetology Center for Research), 68319-16589, P. O. Box 68315-139, Nourabad City, Lorestan Province, Iran
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Reptilia Cyrtopodion agamuroides-group sexual dimorphism taxonomy

Abstract

We describe a new species of the genus Cyrtopodion from the coastal area of Bushehr Province in southern Iran based on morphometric and pholidotic data. Cyrtopodion kiabii sp. nov. belongs to the agamuroides-group and the key characters to distinguish this species from all other members of the group are the lower number of ventrals and the extremely slender habitus with long and delicate legs. Resulting from pholidosis, the observed presence of sexual dimorphism, and distribution we suggest a close relationship with C. gastropholis, which is also reviewed herein.

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