Bobrov's bent-toed gecko

Bobrov's bent-toed gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. bobrovi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus bobrovi T.Q. Nguyen, Le, A. Pham, H. Ngo, Hoang, C. Pham & Ziegler, 2015

Bobrov's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus bobrovi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, bobrovi is in honor of Russian herpetologist Vladimir V. Bobrov.[2]

Geographic range

C. bobrovi is found in northwestern Vietnam, in Hoa Binh Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. bobrovi are forest, rocky areas, and dry caves, at altitudes of 195–618 m (640–2,028 ft).[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, C. bobrovi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).[2]

References

1. Nguyen, T.Q.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus bobrovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104686550A104718426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104686550A104718426.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Cyrtodactylus bobrovi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

• Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Pham AV, Ngo HN, Hoang CV, Pham CT, Ziegler T (2015). "Two new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam". Zootaxa 3985 (3): 375–390. (Cyrtodactylus bobrovi, new species).