Gekko cib, also known commonly as the CIB gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.[1]
Gekko cib | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Gekko |
Species: | G. cib
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Binomial name | |
Gekko cib |
Etymology
editThe specific name, cib, refers to the Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB), where the holotype was collected from a wall surface.[1]
Geographic range
editG. cib is found in Southwestern China, in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gekko cib at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- Lyu Z-T, Lin C-Y, Ren J-L, Jiang K, Zhang Y-P, Qi S, Wang J (2021). "Review of the Gekko (Japonigekko) subpalmatus complex (Squamata, Sauria, Gekkonidae), with description of a new species from China". Zootaxa 4951 (2): 236–258. (Gekko cib, new species).