Biology:Cyrtodactylus mombergi

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Short description: Species of lizard

Cyrtodactylus mombergi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. mombergi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus mombergi
Grismer, Wood, Quah, Thura, Herr & Lin, 2019

Cyrtodactylus mombergi, also known commonly as the Indawgyi bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.

Etymology

The specific name, mombergi, is in honor of zoologist Frank Momberg for his work in conservation biology and his support of herpetological research in Myanmar.[1]

Taxonomy

C. mombergi was described as a species new to science in 2019. It was discovered in Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary.[2]

Geographic range

C. mombergi is found in northern Myanmar, in Kachin State.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. mombergi is riverine evergreen forest.[1]

Description

Not a large species for its genus, C. mombergi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.4 cm (2.9 in).[1]

Reproduction

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Species Cyrtodactylus mombergi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Grismer, L. Lee; Wood, Perry L. Jr.; Quah, Evan S. H.; Thura, Myint Kyaw; Herr, Mark W.; Lin, Aung Ko (2019). "A new species of forest-dwelling Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary, Kachin State, Myanmar". Zootaxa 4623 (1): 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4623.1.1. PMID 31716271. 


Wikidata ☰ Q85754981 entry