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Turkish Journal of Zoology

Abstract

Cyrtodactylus is one of the most diverse vertebrates of the Gekkonidae family, first described by Gray in 1827 and widely distributed in Asia, Northern Australia, and the Pacific Islands including Wallacea. The biodiversity in West Nusa Tenggara—a region in Wallacea—has been underestimated despite high fauna endemicity. Conservation strategies are needed to maintain the stability of Cyrtodactylus populations in their habitat. Therefore, this study aims to enhance the understanding of cryptic species and potential new distribution records of the genus Cyrtodactylus in West Nusa Tenggara. Molecular character identification was carried out by isolating the ND2 gene in liver tissue using polymerase chain reaction with primers M112F and M1123R. This study used BLAST analysis and phylogenetic tree reconstruction using Bayesian inference (BI), alongside p-distance calculations, to investigate Cyrtodactylus species in West Nusa Tenggara. The results gave a new distribution record of Cyrtodactylus jatnai on Lombok Island. This species was previously only known to be on Bali Island. Additionally, cryptic species from two lineages within the C. darmandvillei complex on Sumbawa Island were found. Further morphological research is recommended to provide a more comprehensive understanding and formal description of these taxa.

Author ORCID Identifier

SANDRA DEVI: 0000-0001-8617-7824

RURY EPRILURAHMAN: 0000-0002-1786-6201

TUTY ARISURYANTI: 0000-0001-5786-2937

YULIADI ZAMRONI: 0000-0002-5448-2303

IMRAN SADEWO: 0009-0004-4040-9449

WINDI EDRIYANTI: 0009-0005-2436-6909

MAULANA KHOLIQ: 0009-0006-8954-286X

EVELYN ELVIRA: 0009-0006-1053-9239

DOI

10.55730/1300-0179.3243

Keywords

Cyrtodactylus, molecular, identification, phylogenetic, Gekkonidae

First Page

374

Last Page

385

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

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