Biology:Cyrtodactylus thuongae
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Short description: Species of lizard
Cyrtodactylus thuongae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. thuongae
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus thuongae Phung, van Schingen, Ziegler &
T.Q. Nguyen, 2014 |
Cyrtodactylus thuongae is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, thuongae (Latin, feminine, genitive, singular), is in honor of Thuong Thi Lien Nguyen who is the wife of senior binomial authority Trung My Phung.[2]
Geographic range
C. thuongae is found in southern Vietnam, in Tây Ninh Province.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. thuongae are forest and dry caves, at an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, C. thuongae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.75 cm (3.05 in).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. thuongae is unknown.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nguyen, N.S.; Golynsky, E.; Milto, K. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus thuongae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104716737A104718836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716737A104718836.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104716737/104718836. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cyrtodactylus thuongae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
- Phung TM, van Schingen M, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ (2014). "A third new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam". Zootaxa 3764 (3): 347–363. (Cyrtodactylus thuongae, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q16659045 entry
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