Biology:Nui Chua bent-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Nui Chua bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. sangi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus sangi
Pauwels, Nazarov, Bobrov & Poyarkov, 2018

The Nui Chua bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus sangi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific epithet sangi honors Vietnamese herpetologist Ngoc Sang Nguyen, who has helped the herpetological community with its work in the taxonomy and understanding of the Cyrtodactylus.[1]

Geographic range

C. sangi is found in southern Vietnam, in Ninh Thuan Province.[2]

Description

C. sangi can be differentiated from its congeners by its small size, snout-to-vent length 56.3 mm (2.22 in), absence of the precloacal groove, transversally enlarged medium subcaudal scales, and the presence of irregular rows to the midbody, among other characteristics.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. sangi is unknown.[2]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q54961250 entry