Darevsky's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus darevskii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos.
| Darevsky'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. darevskii
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| Cyrtodactylus darevskii | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, darevskii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Ilya Darevsky.[2]
Geographic range
editC. darevskii is found in central Laos, in Khammouane Province.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of C. darevskii are forest, rocky areas, and dry caves.[1]
Description
editLarge for its genus, C. darevskii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of C. darevskii is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Luu, V.; Stuart, B.L.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Phimmachak, S. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus darevskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104688076A104718481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104688076A104718481.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus darevskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
edit- Nazarov RA, Poyarkov NA, Orlov NL, Nguyen NS, Milto KD, Martynov AA, Konstantinov EL, Chulisov AS (2014). "A review of genus Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in fauna of Laos with description of four new species". [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS ] 318 (4): 391–423. (Cyrtodactylus darevskii, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Russian).