Cyrtodactylus aunglini, also known commonly as the Kyauk Nagar Cave bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.[1]
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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. aunglini
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| Cyrtodactylus aunglini | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, aunglini, is in honor of Burmese conservationist Aung Lin.[1]
Description
editRelatively large for its genus, C. aunglini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus aunglini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 April 2019.
Further reading
edit- Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Thura MK, Win NM, Grismer MS, Trueblood LA, Quah ESH (2018). "A re-description of Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with comments on the adaptive significance of orange coloration in hatchlings and descriptions of two new species from eastern Myanmar (Burma)". Zootaxa 4527 (2): 151–185. (Cyrtodactylus aunglini, new species).