Cyrtodactylus annandalei
Cyrtodactylus annandalei is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.
| Cyrtodactylus annandalei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. annandalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus annandalei Bauer, 2003 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, annandalei, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Nelson Annandale.[2]
Taxonomy
C. annandalei was discovered in 2000 in Myanmar's Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park and described in 2003. It is sympatric with Cyrtodactylus slowinskii.[3]
Description
Small for its genus, C. annandalei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).[3]
Conservation status
Since 2018, C. annandalei is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
- Lwin K, Wogan G (2018). "Cyrtodactylus annandalei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178289A113828624.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus annandalei, p. 9).
- 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 (25): 463–498. S2CID 129933095. (Cyrtodactylus annandalei, new species, pp. 465–469, Figures 1–2).
- Species Cyrtodactylus annandalei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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