Cyrtodactylus wallacei
Species of gecko
Cyrtodactylus wallacei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. wallacei |
Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus wallacei Hayden, R. Brown, Gillespie, Setiadi, Linkem, Iskandar, Umilaela, Bickford, Riyanto, Mumpuni & McGuire, 2008 |
Cyrtodactylus wallacei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, wallacei, is in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.[2]
Description
Large for its genus, C. wallacei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in).[1]
Reproduction
C. wallacei is oviparous.[1]
References
Further reading
- Hayden CJ, Brown RM, Gillespie GR, Setiadi MI, Linkem CW, Iskandar DT, Umileala, Bickford DP, Riyanto A, Mumpuni, McGuire JA (2008). "A New Species of Bent-Toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Island of Sulawesi, Indonesia". Herpetologica 64 (1): 109–120. (Cyrtodactylus wallacei, new species).
- Mecke S, Hartmann L, Mader F, Kieckbusch M, Kaiser H (2016). "Redescription of Cyrtodactylus fumosus (Müller, 1895) (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a revised identification key to the bent-toed geckos of Sulawesi". Acta Herpetologica 11 (2): 151–160.
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