Discover more new lizards in Phu Quoc

Phu Quoc lizard-legged species has a head length of about 86 mm, believed to be only available in Phu Quoc National Park.

Animal researcher Ngo Van Tri, Department of Technology and Environmental Management (Institute of Tropical Biology of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), Professor Grismer, Department of Biology (La Sierra University, USA) and PhD student Grismer ( Department of Biology, Villanova University, USA) has just announced a new species of Phu Quoc toe lizard in Phu Quoc National Park in Kien Giang province.

The lizard parked on his finger. (Photo: Ngo Van Tri).

The standard sample of this fingerless lizard species is collected in the forest area along streams Tranh. The new lizard species is named: Phu Quoc finger lizard - Cyrtodactylus phuquocensis sp. nov. Ngo, Grismer & Grismer, 2010. The work has just been published in Zootaxa 2604 magazine, issued on September 7. This lizard species is thought to be endemic only in Phu Quoc National Park, South Vietnam.

The Phu Quoc lizard-legged species has the largest head length of about 86 mm. The body is golden brown, with 4 to 5 black markings on the back, narrowing in the middle of the spine, there are 7-9 holes before the vent in males, the tail has streaked brown rings and pale white alternating.

This is the 16th lizard, animal researcher Ngo Van Tri and other authors in the world describe in Vietnam. The research program is funded by the WWF International Nature Fund and the Institute of Tropical Biology.