Farmer's bent-toed gecko
(Redirected from Cyrtodactylus klakahensis)
| Farmer'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. petani
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus petani | |
The farmer's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus petani) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Java.
Etymology
[edit]C. petani was discovered in 2006 on a farm, hence its common name. The specific name, petani, means "farmer" in the Indonesian language.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]C. petani is found in eastern Java, in the province of East Java.[1]
Description
[edit]Small for its genus, C. petani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of C. petani is unknown.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus petani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Riyanto A, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr (2015). "The fourth Bent-toed Gecko of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Java, Indonesia". Zootaxa 4059 (2): 351–363. (Cyrtodactylus petani, new species).