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Nui Chua bent-toed gecko

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Nui Chua bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. sangi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus sangi

The Nui Chua bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus sangi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

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The specific epithet sangi honors Vietnamese herpetologist Ngoc Sang Nguyen, who has helped the herpetological community with its work in the taxonomy and understanding of the Cyrtodactylus.[1]

Geographic range

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C. sangi is found in southern Vietnam, in Ninh Thuan Province.[2]

Description

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C. sangi can be differentiated from its congeners by its small size, snout-to-vent length 56.3 mm (2.22 in), absence of the precloacal groove, transversally enlarged medium subcaudal scales, and the presence of irregular rows to the midbody, among other characteristics.[1]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of C. sangi is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pauwels, Olivier S. G. [in French]; Nazarov, Roman A.; Bobrov, Vladimir; Poyarkov, Nikolay (2018). "Taxonomic status of two populations of Bent-toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with description of a new species from Nui Chua National Park, southern Vietnam". Zootaxa. 4403 (2): 307–335. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.5. PMID 29690235. (Cyrtodactylus sangi, new species).
  2. ^ a b Species Cyrtodactylus sangi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.