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Cyrtodactylus nuaulu

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Cyrtodactylus nuaulu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. nuaulu
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus nuaulu

Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

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The specific name, nuaulu, is in honor of the Nuaulu people.[1]

Geographic range

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C. nuaulu is found on Seram Island in Maluku Province, Indonesia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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 nuaulu, p. 191).
  2. ^ Cyrtodactylus nuaulu at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

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  • Oliver, Paul; Edgar, Paul; Mumpuni [sic]; Iskandar, Djoko T.; Lilley, Ron (2009). "A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from Seram Island, Indonesia". Zootaxa 2115: 47-55. (Cyrtodactylus nuaulu, new species).