Cyrtodactylus annandalei is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.
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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. annandalei
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| Cyrtodactylus annandalei Bauer, 2003
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Etymology
editThe specific name, annandalei, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Nelson Annandale.[2]
Taxonomy
editC. annandalei was discovered in 2000 in Myanmar's Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park and described in 2003. It is sympatric with Cyrtodactylus slowinskii.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. annandalei is forest.[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, C. annandalei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).[3]
Reproduction
editConservation status
editSince 2018, C. annandalei is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Lwin, K.; Wogan, G. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus annandalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178289A113828624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178289A113828624.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus annandalei, p. 9).
- ^ a b Bauer AM [in French] (2003). "Descriptions of Seven New Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with a Key to the Species of Myanmar (Burma)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 54 (25): 463–498. S2CID 129933095. (Cyrtodactylus annandalei, new species, pp. 465–469, Figures 1–2).
- ^ Species Cyrtodactylus annandalei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.