Biology:Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum

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Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. tautbatorum
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum
Welton, Siler, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2009

Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, tautbatorum, is in honor of the Tau't-Bato peoples.[2]

Description

C. tautbatorum is a small species for its genus. It has a dorsal pattern of transverse body bands which have a "bow-tie" shape. Similar species have transverse body bands which have a "dumbbell" shape.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. 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 tautbatorum, p. 261).

Further reading

  • Welton LJ, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2009). "A new bent-toed gecko (genus Cyrtodactylus) from southern Palawan Island, Philippines and clarification of the taxonomic status of C. annulatus ". Herpetologica 65 (3): 328–343. (Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum, new species).

Wikidata ☰ Q3009386 entry