Biology:Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi
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Short description: Gecko endemic to Queensland, Australia
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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. mcdonaldi
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| Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi Shea, Couper, Wilmer & Amey, 2011
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Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, mcdonaldi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Keith R. McDonald.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. mcdonaldi are forest, rocky areas, savanna, and freshwater wetlands.[1]
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, C. mcdonaldi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[2]
Diet
C. mcdonaldi preys mainly upon invertebrates such as beetles and their larvae, roaches, spiders, and scorpions.[3]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. mcdonaldi is unknown.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoskin, C.; Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102731740A102731743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102731740A102731743.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/102731740/102731743. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Shea et al. (2011).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Shea G, Couper P, Wilmer JW, Amey A (2011). "Revision of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Australia". Zootaxa 3146: 1–63. (Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi, new species, pp. 34–40, Figures 17–18).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3009320 entry
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