Cyrtodactylus aaroni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.[1][2]

Cyrtodactylus aaroni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. aaroni
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus aaroni

Etymology

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The specific name, aaroni, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron M. Bauer.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. aaroni is forest, at altitudes of 500–700 m (1,600–2,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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C. aaroni is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Cyrtodactylus aaroni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42482637A42482640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482637A42482640.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cyrtodactylus aaroni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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 aaroni, p. 1).

Further reading

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  • Günther R, Rösler H (2002). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 aus dem Westen von Neuguinea (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Salamandra 38 (4): 195–212. (Cyrtodactylus aaroni, new species). (in German, with an abstract in English, and bilingual image captions).
  • Rösler H, Glaw F, Günther R (2005). "Aktualisierte Liste der Geckos von Neuguinea (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekkoninae) mit vorläufiger Charakterisierung von neun Formen aus den Gattungen Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, Gehyra Gray, 1834 und Nactus Kluge, 1983 ". Gekkota 5: 33–64. (in German, with an abstract in English).