taxonID	type	description	language	source
B11D2BA8985A5319B13B49B4C453786E.taxon	description	Figs 4, 5	en	Tran, Tung Thanh, Do, Quyen Hanh, Pham, Cuong The, Phan, Tien Quang, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2024): A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis species group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1192: 83-102, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135
B11D2BA8985A5319B13B49B4C453786E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other members of the genus Cyrtodactylus by a combination of the following characteristics: Size medium (SVL up to 89.5 mm); dorsal tubercles in 17 - 19 irregular transverse rows; ventral scales in 32 - 34 longitudinal rows at midbody; precloacal pores present in both sexual, 9 or 10 in males, 8 or 9 in females; 12 - 15 enlarged femoral scales on each thigh; femoral pores 9 - 12 in males, 5 - 10 in females; postcloacal tubercles 2 - 4; lamellae under toe IV 21 - 23; dorsal pattern consisting of 5 or 6 irregular dark bands, a discontinuous thin neckband without V-shape or triangle shape in the middle, dorsal head surface with dark brown blotches; subcaudal scales transversely enlarged.	en	Tran, Tung Thanh, Do, Quyen Hanh, Pham, Cuong The, Phan, Tien Quang, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2024): A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis species group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1192: 83-102, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135
B11D2BA8985A5319B13B49B4C453786E.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male, snout-vent length (SVL) 86.3 mm; body relatively short (TrunkL / SVL 0.4); head distinct from neck, moderately long (HL / SVL 0.28), relatively wide (HW / HL 0.69), slightly depressed (HH / HL 0.41); eye slightly large (OrbD / HL 0.24), pupils vertical; upper eyelid fringe with spinous scales; ear opening below the postocular stripes, obliquely directed and oval, small in size (ED / HL 0.06); two enlarged supranasals, separated from each other anteriorly by one internasal; nares oval, surrounded by supranasal, rostral, first supralabial and three postnasals; loreal region and frontal concave; snout long (SE / HL 0.41), round anteriorly, longer than diameter of orbit (OrbD / SE 0.58); snout scales small, round, granular, larger than those in frontal and parietal regions; rostral wider than high with a medial suture, bordered by first supralabial on each side, nostrils, two supranasals and one internasal; mental triangular, wider than high; postmentals two, enlarged, in contact posteriorly, bordered by mental anteriorly, first infralabial laterally, and an enlarged chin scale posteriorly; supralabials 11 / 10; infralabials 11 / 10. Dorsal scales granular; dorsal tubercles round, keeled, conical, four or five times larger than the size of adjoining scales, each surrounded by 10 granular scales, tubercles forming 17 irregular longitudinal rows at midbody; ventral scales smooth, medial scales 2 - 3 times larger than dorsal granules, round, subimbricate, largest posteriorly, in 32 longitudinal rows at midbody; lateral folds present, without interspersed tubercles; gular region with homogeneous smooth scales; ventral scales between mental and cloacal slit 170; precloacal groove absent; three rows of enlarged scales present in posterior region of pore-bearing scales; ten precloacal pores arranged in a chevron; 12 or 13 enlarged femoral scales beneath thighs continuous with pore-bearing precloacal scales; femoral pores present on each enlarged femoral scales (except one on right thigh), 24 in total; precloacal pores large, horizontal elongated, positioned in posterior margin of scales; femoral pores small, round, positioned in the center of scales. Fore and hind limbs moderately slender (ForeaL / SVL 0.16, CrusL / SVL 0.19); dorsal surface of forelimbs covered by few slightly developed tubercles; fingers and toes lacking distinct webbing; subdigital lamellae: finger I 12, finger II 16, finger III 17, finger IV 20, finger V 18, toe I 12, toe II 17, toe III 20, toe IV 21, toe V 20. Tail regenerated, 104.5 mm in length (generated part 19.5 mm); longer than snout-vent length (TaL / SVL: 1.21); postcloacal tubercles 4 / 4; subcaudals on original part of tail distinctly transversely enlarged, flat, smooth. Coloration in life. Ground color of dorsal surface of head, neck, body, limbs and tail light brown. Dorsal surface of head with some dark brown blotches; labial region brown with yellowish cream stripes; skin above the eye gray; eyelid with light yellow color; iris yellow copper with black marking; pupil vertical, elliptical, black; nuchal loop dark brown, discontinous, extending from posterior corner of eye to the neck; tubercles on head, limbs, dorsum light brown to yellow; dorsum with five irregularly-shaped transversal bands and additional irregular smaller blotches; upper surface of limbs with irregular brown marks; six dark brown irregular bands on original part of tail while regenerated part of tail dark gray; chin, throat, chest, belly, lower limbs and ventral surface of tail cream. Coloration in preservative. The overall color scheme slightly fades in 70 % alcohol; yellow color disappeared in preservation while main characteristics are still clearly discernible; dorsal ground color of head, neck, body, limbs and tail grayish brown; color of chin, throat, chest, belly and lower limbs did not change noticeably in preservation.	en	Tran, Tung Thanh, Do, Quyen Hanh, Pham, Cuong The, Phan, Tien Quang, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2024): A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis species group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1192: 83-102, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135
B11D2BA8985A5319B13B49B4C453786E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Cyrtodactylus luci sp. nov. is currently known only from the type locality in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam (Fig. 1).	en	Tran, Tung Thanh, Do, Quyen Hanh, Pham, Cuong The, Phan, Tien Quang, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2024): A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis species group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1192: 83-102, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135
B11D2BA8985A5319B13B49B4C453786E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species was named after the zoologist from the Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, late Associate Professor Doctor Luc Van Pham, who contributed greatly to the biodiversity study in Vietnam. For the common names, we suggest Luc's Bent-toed Gecko (English) and Th ạch sung ngon l ực (Vietnamese).	en	Tran, Tung Thanh, Do, Quyen Hanh, Pham, Cuong The, Phan, Tien Quang, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Ziegler, Thomas, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2024): A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis species group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. ZooKeys 1192: 83-102, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.117135
