Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi

Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. bhupathyi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer, 2018

Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.

Etymology

The specific name, bhupathyi, is in honor of Indian herpetologist Subramaniam Bhupathy.[1]

Geographic range

C. bhupathyi is found in West Bengal, East India.[1]

Description

Small for its genus, C. bhupathyi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[1]

References

1. Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

• Agarwal I, Mahony S, Giri VB, Chaitanya R, Bauer AM (2018). "Two new species of bent-toed geckos, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Northeast India with comments on name-bearing types from the region". Zootaxa 4420 (3): 334–356. (Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi, new species).