Roesler's bent-toed gecko
(Redirected from Cyrtodactylus roesleri)
| Roesler's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. roesleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus roesleri | |
Roesler's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus roesleri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, roesleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Herbert Rösler (born 1952).[2]
Geographic range[edit]
C. roesleri is found in Laos and Vietnam (Quang Binh Province).[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred habitats of C. roesleri are forest and rocky areas.[1]
Description[edit]
C. roesleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[3]
Reproduction[edit]
The mode of reproduction of C. roesleri is unknown.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nguyen, T.Q.; Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus roesleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104698893A104718736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104698893A104718736.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus roesleri, p. 224).
- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus roesleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Loos J, Von Wehrden H, Dang KN, Ziegler T (2012). "Niche Segregation in Microhabitat use of Three Sympatric Cyrtodactylus in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Central Vietnam". Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7 (1): 101–108.
- Ziegler T, Nazarov R, Orlov N, Nguyen TQ, Vu TN, Dang KN, Dinh TH, Schmitz A (2010). "A third new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phong Nha-ke Bang National Park, Truong Son Range, Vietnam". Zootaxa 2413: 20–36. (Cyrtodactylus roesleri, new species).