Sommerlad's bent-toed gecko

Sommerlad's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. sommerladi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus sommerladi

Sommerlad's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus sommerladi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos.

Etymology

The specific name, sommerladi, is in honor of German herpetologist Ralf Sommerlad (1952–2015), who was a Crocodilia specialist.[2]

Geographic range

C. sommerladi is found in central Laos, in Khammouane Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. sommerladi are forest, dry caves, and rocky areas.[1]

Description

C. sommerladi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. sommerladi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus sommerladi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104699365A104718776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104699365A104718776.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus sommerladi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Luu VQ, Bonkowski M, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Schneider N, Ngo HT, Ziegler T [de] (2016). "Evolution in karst massifs: Cryptic diversity among bent-toed geckos along the Truong Son Range with descriptions of three new species and one new country record from Laos". Zootaxa 4107 (2): 101–140. (Cyrtodactylus sommerladi, new species).