Biology:Cyrtodactylus aunglini
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Short description: Species of gecko
Cyrtodactylus aunglini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. aunglini
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus aunglini L. Grismer, Wood, Thura, Win,
M. Grismer, Trueblood & Quah, 2018 |
Cyrtodactylus aunglini, also known commonly as the Kyauk Nagar Cave bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, aunglini, is in honor of Burmese conservationist Aung Lin.[1]
Description
Relatively large for its genus, C. aunglini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cyrtodactylus aunglini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 April 2019.
Further reading
- Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Thura MK, Win NM, Grismer MS, Trueblood LA, Quah ESH (2018). "A re-description of Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with comments on the adaptive significance of orange coloration in hatchlings and descriptions of two new species from eastern Myanmar (Burma)". Zootaxa 4527 (2): 151–185. (Cyrtodactylus aunglini, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q63951926 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtodactylus aunglini.
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