Biology:Cyrtodactylus hitchi

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Short description: Species of gecko endemic to Indonesia

Cyrtodactylus hitchi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. hitchi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus hitchi
Riyanto, Kurniati & Engilis, 2016

Cyrtodactylus hitchi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, hitchi, is in honor of Alan Thomas Hitch.[1]

Geographic range

C. hitchi is found in Southeast Sulawesi province on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.[1]

Description

C. hitchi is a small species for its genus. Females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.9 cm (3.1 in). Males are smaller, an example of sexual dimorphism, up to 7.0 cm (2.8 in) SVL.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. hitchi is unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cyrtodactylus hitchi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • 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.
  • Riyanto A, Kurniati H, Engilis A (2016). "A new Bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Mekongga Mountains, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia". Zootaxa 4109 (1): 59–72. (Cyrtodactylus hitchi, new species).


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