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Cyrtodactylus russelli

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Cyrtodactylus russelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. russelli
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus russelli
Bauer, 2003

Cyrtodactylus russelli is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, russelli, is in honor of Canadian herpetologist Anthony Patrick Russell (born 1947).[3]

Geographic range

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C. russelli is found in northern Myanmar, in Kachin State and Sagaing Region.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. russelli is forest.[1]

Description

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C. russelli is large for its genus. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 11.4 cm (4.5 in).[2]

Reproduction

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C. russelli is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wogan, G.; Lwin, K. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus russelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104699130A104718746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104699130A104718746.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus russelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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 russelli, p. 229).

Further reading

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  • Bauer AM (2003). "Descriptions of Seven New Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with a Key to the Species of Myanmar (Burma)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54: 463–498. (Cyrtodactylus russelli, new species, pp. 482–486, Figures 12–14).