Cyrtodactylus caovansungi
Cyrtodactylus caovansungi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
| Cyrtodactylus caovansungi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. caovansungi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus caovansungi | |
Etymology
The specific name, caovansungi, is in honor of Vietnamese biologist Cao Van Sung.[2][3]
Geographic range
C. caovansungi is found in southern Vietnam, in Ninh Thuan Province[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. caovansungi is forest at an altitude of 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]
Description
Relatively large for its genus, C. caovansungi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.4 cm (3.7 in), plus a tail length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[2]
References
- Nguyen NS, Golynsky E, Milto K (2018). "Cyrtodactylus caovansungi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104686599A104718436. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104686599A104718436.en. Downloaded on 14 November 2020.
- Cyrtodactylus caovansungi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- 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 caovansungi, p. 47).
Further reading
- Orlov N, Nguyen TQ, Nazarov RA, Ananjeva NB, Nguyen NS (2007). "A New Species of the Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 and Redescription of Cyrtodactylus paradoxus (Darevsky et Szczerbak, 1997) [Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae] from South Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology 14 (2): 145–152. (Cyrtodactylus caovansungi, new species).
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