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| Cyrtodactylus nicobaricus Chandramouli, 2020 |
ABSTRACT
A comprehensive review of members of the gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was undertaken to assess the true diversity of the genus in this region. Samples collected across different islands within the archipelago show significant and consistent morphological variation associated with the region of origin. Detailed redescriptions are presented for the two known species Cyrtodactylus rubidus and C. adleri. Two new species Cyrtodactylus nicobaricus sp. nov. and C. camortensis sp. nov. are described from the northern and central group of islands of the Nicobar archipelago based on morphological distinction and geographic separation from the above two named species from this archipelago. Information on geographic distribution, natural history and conservation status for all of these species are presented.
Key words: cryptic species, geographic distribution, insular endemic, allopatry, Gekkonid
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Cyrtodactylus nicobaricus sp. nov. Above: Holotype ZSI ZSI/ANRC/T/ 11074; below: living individuals from Car Nicobar Cyrtodactylus camortensis sp. nov. Above: Holotype ZSI/ANRC/T / 11075 in preservation; middle and below: living individuals from Camorta |
Cyrtodactylus nicobaricus
Cyrtodactylus camortensis
S.R. Chandramouli. 2020. A Review of the Gekkonid Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago with the Description of Two New Species from the Nicobar Islands. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology. 9(1);
