Abstract
We describe a new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray from East Java (Maospati and Mojokerto), Indonesia that belongs to the C. sadlieri complex within the C. darmandvillei species group. It is a medium sized (SVL) species with adult males reaching 67.2 mm and females 59.0 mm, dorsal tubercles absent on brachium, present on antebrachium and along the ventrolateral fold; 18–20 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; 26–28 paravertebral tubercles per series; 28–34 ventral scale rows across belly; precloacal groove present with 32–37 precloacofemoral pores in males; enlarged femoral and precloacal scales arranged in a continuous series; abrupt transition between the enlarged femorals and the adjacent scales on the posterior margin of the thigh; subequal median subcaudal scales not transversely enlarged. The new species is genetically divergent from the other Javan congeners of the C. darmandvillei groupwith genetic divergences (p-distances) ranging from 7.7–12.1% for the mitochondrial ND2 gene.
Reptilia, phylogeny, Cyrtodactylus darmandvillei, East Java, taxonomy
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| Living specimens of Cyrtodactylus pecelmadiun sp. nov. (A) adult male of from Maospati district, Magetan regency, East Java (holotype, MZB.Lace.15689), (B) adult male from Mojokerto, East Java (paratype, MZB.Lace.15690). Photos by A. Riyanto. |
Cyrtodactylus pecelmadiun sp. nov.
English Common Name: Pecelmadiun’s Bent-toed Gecko
Indonesia Common Name: Cecak Jari Bengkok Pecel Madiun
Diagnosis. The following combination of characters distinguishes C. pecelmadiun sp. nov. from all other congeners: adult males reaching 67.2 mm SVL and females 59.0 mm SVL; dorsal tubercles absent on brachium, present on antebrachium and within the ventrolateral fold; 18–20 irregular dorsal tubercle rows at midbody; 26–28 paravertebral tubercles per series; 28–34 ventral scale rows across belly; precloacal groove present with 32–37 precloacofemoral pores in males, absent in females; enlarged femoral and precloacal scales arranged in a continuous series; abrupt transition between the enlarged femorals and the adjacent scales on the posterior margin of the thigh; and subequal median subcaudal scales not transversely enlarged.
Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition “pecel” and ‘madiun”. Pecel is a traditional chili sauce that is originally from East Java, and made from chili pepper, peanuts, garlic, lime, and palm sugar with various boiled vegetables (such as spinach, water spinach, casava leaves, papaya leaves, long beans, bean sprouts, or sesban flowers) and peanut brittle or anchovies as the secondary ingredients, and served in a plate made from banana leaves. Madiun refers to the name of the city that is famous for this traditional pecel culinary delight.
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