Biology:Cyrtodactylus klugei
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. klugei
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| Cyrtodactylus klugei Kraus, 2008
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Cyrtodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Etymology
The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge.[2]
Geographic range
Within Papua New Guinea, C. klugei is found only on Tagula Island (also known as Sudest Island and Vanatinai Island), Milne Bay Province.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. klugei is forest, at altitudes of 0–350 m (0–1,148 ft).[1]
Description
A large species for its genus, adults of C. klugei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.0–14.3 cm (5.1–5.6 in).[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tallowin, O.; Shea, G. (2016). "Cyrtodactylus klugei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42482678A42482681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42482678A42482681.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42482678/42482681. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus klugei, p. 143).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cyrtodactylus klugei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
- Kraus, Fred (2008). "Taxonomic partitioning of Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa 1883: 1-27. (Cyrtodactylus klugei, new species).
- Tallowin OJS, Tamar K, Meiri S, Allison A, Kraus F, Richards SJ, Oliver PM (2018). "Early insularity and subsequent mountain uplift were complementary drivers of diversification in a Melanesian lizard radiation (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 29–39.
Wikidata ☰ Q3009288 entry
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