Cyrtodactylus klugei

Cyrtodactylus klugei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. klugei
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus klugei
Kraus, 2008

Cyrtodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge.[2]

Geographic range

Within Papua New Guinea, C. klugei is found only on Tagula Island (also known as Sudest Island and Vanatinai Island), Milne Bay Province.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. klugei is forest, at altitudes of 0–350 m (0–1,148 ft).[1]

Description

A large species for its genus, adults of C. klugei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.0–14.3 cm (5.1–5.6 in).[3]

Reproduction

C. klugei is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tallowin, O.; Shea, G. (2016). "Cyrtodactylus klugei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42482678A42482681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42482678A42482681.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus klugei, p. 143).
  3. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus klugei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Kraus, Fred (2008). "Taxonomic partitioning of Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa 1883: 1–27. (Cyrtodactylus klugei, new species).
  • Tallowin OJS, Tamar K, Meiri S, Allison A, Kraus F, Richards SJ, Oliver PM (2018). "Early insularity and subsequent mountain uplift were complementary drivers of diversification in a Melanesian lizard radiation (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 29–39.