Cyrtodactylus wallacei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. wallacei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus wallacei | |
Cyrtodactylus wallacei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, wallacei, is in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.[2]
Description[]
Large for its genus, C. wallacei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in).[1]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cyrtodactylus wallacei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus wallacei, p. 279).
Further reading[]
- , Brown RM, , , , Iskandar DT, Umileala, , , , (2008). "A New Species of Bent-Toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Island of Sulawesi, Indonesia". Herpetologica 64 (1): 109–120. (Cyrtodactylus wallacei, new species).
- , , , , (2016). "Redescription of Cyrtodactylus fumosus (Müller, 1895) (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with a revised identification key to the bent-toed geckos of Sulawesi". Acta Herpetologica 11 (2): 151–160.
Categories:
- Cyrtodactylus
- Reptiles described in 2008
- Cyrtodactylus stubs