Table 1.
Mensural, meristic and color pattern characters of Cyrtodactylusphnomchiensis sp. nov. Abbreviations defined in the text. All specimens have regenerated portions of tails (*).
| Voucher specimen | CBC 03012 | CBC 03003 | CBC 03004 | CBC 03013 | CBC 03014 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type status | Holotype | Paratype | Paratype | Paratype | Paratype | |
| Sex | Male | Male | Female | Female | Female | |
| SVL | 76.1 | 79.0 | 77.3 | 80.7 | 76.7 | 76.1–80.7 |
| TaL* | 75.1 | 56.9 | 66.6 | 79.1 | 64.6 | 56.9–79.1 |
| TaW | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.4–5.7 |
| TaW/SVL | 0.072 | 0.056 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.074 | 0.056–0.74 |
| ForeL | 12.3 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 11.7–13.7 |
| ForeL/SVL | 0.162 | 0.167 | 0.157 | 0.170 | 0.153 | 0.153–0.170 |
| CrusL | 13.4 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 14.2–16.6 |
| Crus/SVL | 0.176 | 0.189 | 0.179 | 0.200 | 0.172 | 0.172–0.200 |
| AG | 36.6 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 35.3–36.6 |
| AG/SVL | 0.481 | 0.457 | 0.457 | 0.451 | 0.462 | 0.451–0.481 |
| HeadL | 22.1 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 22.1–23.6 |
| HeadL/SVL | 0.290 | 0.297 | 0.287 | 0.292 | 0.305 | 0.287–0.305 |
| HeadW | 14.1 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 13.7–15.2 |
| HeadD | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 8.6–9.8 |
| EyeD (eye diameter) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5–5.1 |
| EyeD/SVL | 0.067 | 0.065 | 0.062 | 0.059 | 0.059 | 0.059–0.067 |
| Ear-EyeD (eye-ear distance) | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.7–6.5 |
| ESD (eye-snout distance) | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.0–9.9 |
| ESD/SVL | 0.118 | 0.120 | 0.116 | 0.123 | 0.121 | 0.116–0.123 |
| END (eye-nostrial distance) | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.4–7.0 |
| IO (interorbital distance) | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8–5.7 |
| IND (internarial distance) | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6–2.9 |
| EarDV (vertical) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2–1.3 |
| EarDH (horizontal) | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6–1.1 |
| Intersupranasal scales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Supralabials (SL) | 12R/13L | 11R/11L | 11R/11L | 12R/12L | 12R/13L | 11–13 |
| Infralabials (InL) | 9R/9L | 10R/9L | 10R/10L | 10R/9L | 10R/10L | 8–10 |
| PVT | 32 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31–36 |
| LDRT | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18–20 |
| VS | 47 | 47 | 52 | 45 | 54 | 45–54 |
| Median subcaudal scales slightly enlarged | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| SDLF4 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18–20 |
| SDLT4 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20–23 |
| EFS | 8R8L | 3R/3L | 0 | 7R/6L | 0 | 0–8 |
| FP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPrecS | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7–10 |
| PrecP | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1–7 |
| PrecG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PostPSR | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3–4 |
| PostSP | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3–4 |
| Number of dark brown body bands | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3–4 |
| Femoral and precloacal scales continuous | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Yellowish spots on top of head | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Posterior border of nuchal loop pointed | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| First body band complete | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Second to fourth body bands more irregular | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Yellowish white or light brown bands about half the width of dark brown body bands | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Number of yellowish white or light brown body bands | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2–3 |
| Yellowish spot above ear opening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Enlarged tubercle at corner of jaw | yes | Yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |