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Irregular bow-fingered gecko

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Irregular bow-fingered gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. irregularis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus irregularis
(M.A. Smith, 1921)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus peguensis var. irregularis
    M.A. Smith, 1921
  • Gymnodactylus irregularis
    Wermuth, 1965
  • Cyrtodactylus irregularis
    Rösler, 2000

The irregular bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus irregularis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1]

Description

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C. irregularis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 79 mm (3.1 in). Dorsally, it is grayish-brown, with dark brown, white-edged, angular spots or crossbands. A curved band extends across the nape of the neck from eye to eye. Ventrally, it is whitish.[2]

Reproduction

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C. irregularis is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus irregularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus irregularis, pp. 51-52).

Further reading

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  • Nguyen, Van Sang; Ho, Thu Cuc; Nguyen, Quang Truong (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
  • Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus irregularis, new combination, p. 66). (in German).
  • Smith MA (1921). "New or Little-known Reptiles and Batrachians from Southern Annam (Indo-China)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921: 423–440. (Gymnodactylus peguensis Var. irregularis, new variety, p. 428, Text-figure 1B).