Cyrtodactylus zugii

Cyrtodactylus zugi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. zugi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus zugi P. Oliver, Tjaturadi, Mumpuni, Krey & Richards, 2008

Cyrtodactylus zugi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Batanta and Waigeo Islands in Indonesia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, zugi, is in honor of American herpetologist George R. Zug.[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. zugi is forest.[1]

Description

Very large and robust for its genus, C. zugi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 16 cm (6.3 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. zugi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Cyrtodactylus zugi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42482805A42482808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482805A42482808.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Cyrtodactylus zugi 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 zugi, p. 294).

Further reading

• Oliver P, Tjaturadi B, Mumpuni, Krey K, Richards S (2008). "A new species of large Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Melanesia". Zootaxa 1894: 59–68. (Cyrtodactylus zugi, new species).