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Shwetaung bent-toed gecko

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Shwetaung bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. shwetaungorum
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum

The Shwetaung bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.

Etymology

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The specific name, shwetaungorum, is in honor of the Shwe Taung Cement Company for their conservation efforts in Myanmar.[1]

Geographic range

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C. shwetaungorum is found in central Myanmar, in Mandalay Region.[1]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of C. shwetaungorum is unknown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

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  • Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Thura MK, Zin T, Quah ESH, Murdoch ML, Grismer MS, Lin A, Kyaw H, Lwin N (2018). "Twelve new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from isolated limestoone habitats in east-central and southern Myanmar demonstrate high localized diversity and unprecedented microendemism". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182 (4): 862–959. (Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum, new species, pp. 899–905, Figure 17, Table 11).