Das, I. and Vijayakumar, S.P (2009) New species of Ptychozoon (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Nicobar Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 2095. pp. 8-20. ISSN 1175-5334 (online)
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Abstract
A new species of Ptychozoon is described from the central portion of the Nicobar Archipelago, Bay of Bengal, India. It has been formerly referred to P. kuhli, a species widely distributed in Sundaland. Ptychozoon nicobarensis sp. nov. reaches an SVL of 100.3 mm, and is diagnosable from congeneric species in showing the following combination of characters: dorsum with a tan vertebral stripe, lacking dark transverse bars; supranasals in contact; cutaneous expansionson sides of head; absence of predigital notch in preantebrachial cutaneous expansion; imbricate parachute support scales; four irregular rows of low, rounded enlarged scales on dorsum; 20–29 scales across widest portion of tail terminus; three indistinct chevrons on dorsum; 7–11 pairs of preanal pores; femoral pores absent; tail with an expanded terminal flap and weak lobe fusion at proximal border of tail terminus.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,(UNIMAS) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS, IPTA, education, universiti, university, kuching, samarahan, sarawak, malaysia |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2014 07:25 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2021 07:36 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3387 |
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