Darevsky's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. darevskii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus darevskii
Nazarov, Poyarkov, Orlov, N.S. Nguyen, Milto, Martynov, Konstantinov & Chulisov, 2014

Darevsky's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus darevskii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos.

Etymology

The specific name, darevskii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Ilya Darevsky.[2]

Geographic range

C. darevskii is found in central Laos, in Khammouane Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. darevskii are forest, rocky areas, and dry caves.[1]

Description

Large for its genus, C. darevskii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]

Reproduction

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

References

  1. 1 2 Luu, V.; Stuart, B.L.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Phimmachak, S. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus darevskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104688076A104718481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104688076A104718481.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cyrtodactylus darevskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Nazarov RA, Poyarkov NA, Orlov NL, Nguyen NS, Milto KD, Martynov AA, Konstantinov EL, Chulisov AS (2014). "A review of genus Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in fauna of Laos with description of four new species". [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS ] 318 (4): 391–423. (Cyrtodactylus darevskii, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Russian).


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