Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

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

Cyrtodactylus ziegleri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, ziegleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Thomas Ziegler.[2][3]

Geographic range

C. ziegleri is found in southern Vietnam, in Dak Lak Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ziegleri is forest, at altitudes of 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft).[1]

Description

Relatively large for its genus, C. ziegleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.3 cm (3.7 in).[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. ziegleri is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Golynsky E, Milto K, Nguyen NS (2018). "Cyrtodactylus ziegleri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104716809A104718876. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716809A104718876.en. Downloaded on 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus ziegleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus ziegleri, p. 294).

Further reading

  • Nazarov RA, Orlov N, Nguyen NS, Ho TC (2008). "Taxonomy of Naked-Toes Geckos Cyrtodactylus irregularis Complex of South Vietnam and Description of a New Species from Chu Yang Sin Natural Park (Krong Bong District, Dac Lac Province, Vietnam)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 15 (2): 141–156. (Cyrtodactylus ziegleri, new species).



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