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Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae

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Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. novaeguineae
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus novaeguineae
  • Gymnodactylus novae-guineae
  • Gonydactylus novaeguineae

Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2] It is the largest member in its genus. Three mitochondrial lineages, "south," "north," and "north-1," were identified in 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42482737A42482742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482737A42482742.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ Oliver, Paul M.; Richards, Stephen; Rösler, Herbert (10 February 2016). "The Knight and the King: two new species of giant bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkonidae, Squamata) from northern New Guinea, with comments on endemism in the North Papuan Mountains". ZooKeys (562): 105–130. Bibcode:2016ZooK..562..105O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.562.6052. PMC 4768470. PMID 27006624.