Cyrtodactylus hoskini
Cyrtodactylus hoskini | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. hoskini
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus hoskini , Couper, & , 2011
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Cyrtodactylus hoskini is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology[]
The specific name, hoskini, is in honor of Australian herpetologist .[2]
Geographic range[]
C. hoskini is found in northern Queensland, Australia.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitats of C. hoskini are forest and rocky areas.[1]
Description[]
Large for its genus, C. hoskini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.2 cm (4.4 in).[2]
Reproduction[]
The mode of reproduction of C. hoskini is unknown.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Hoskin, C.; Amey, A.; Couper, P.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus hoskini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102731701A102731710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102731701A102731710.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus hoskini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading[]
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- , Couper P, , (2011). "Revision of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Australia". Zootaxa 3146 (1): 1–63. (Cyrtodactylus hoskini, new species).
- , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cyrtodactylus
- Reptiles described in 2011
- Taxa named by Glenn Michael Shea
- Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper
- Taxa named by Jessica Worthington Wilmer
- Taxa named by Andrew P. Amey