Sommerlad's bent-toed gecko
Appearance
Sommerlad's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. sommerladi
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus sommerladi |
Sommerlad's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus sommerladi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, sommerladi, is in honor of German herpetologist Ralf Sommerlad (1952–2015), who was a Crocodilia specialist.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]C. sommerladi is found in central Laos, in Khammouane Province.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of C. sommerladi are forest, dry caves, and rocky areas.[1]
Description
[edit]C. sommerladi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]
Reproduction
[edit]C. sommerladi is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus sommerladi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104699365A104718776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104699365A104718776.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus sommerladi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Luu VQ, Bonkowski M, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Schneider N, Ngo HT, Ziegler T (2016). "Evolution in karst massifs: Cryptic diversity among bent-toed geckos along the Truong Son Range with descriptions of three new species and one new country record from Laos". Zootaxa 4107 (2): 101–140. (Cyrtodactylus sommerladi, new species).