Oldham's bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodatylus oldhami)[3][4] is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Myanmar and Thailand.[5][2]
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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. oldhami
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| Cyrtodactylus oldhami (Theobald, 1876)
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Etymology
editBoth the specific name, oldhami, and the common name, Oldham's bow-fingered gecko, are in honor of English plant collector Richard Oldham (1837–1864).[6]
Geographic range
editC. oldhami is found in southern Myanmar and southern Thailand.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. oldhami is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 150 m (490 ft).[1]
Description
editC. oldhami may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in), plus a tail 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long.[7]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Lwin K, Cota M, Wogan G (2018). "Cyrtodactylus oldhami ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104695594A104718666. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104695594A104718666.en. Downloaded on 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Cyrtodactylus oldhami ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Cyrtodactylus oldhami ". uBIO. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Cyrtodactylus oldhami ". Animal Diversity. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Cyrtodactylus oldhami ". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ 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 oldhami, p. 194).
- ^ Smith, Malcolm A. (1935).
Further reading
edit- Rösler, Herbert; Glaw, Frank (2008). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Malaysia including a literature survey of mensural and meristic data in the genus". Zootaxa 1729: 8-22.
- Smith, Malcolm A. (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus oldhami, p. 50 + Plate I, figure C).
- Taylor, Edward H. (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 44 (14): 687–1077. (Cyrtodactylus oldhami, new combination, pp. 725–728, Figure 6).
- Theobald, William (1876). Descriptive Catalogue of the Reptiles of British India. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. x + 238 + xxxviii + xii + four unnumbered plates + Plates I-II. (Gymnodactylus oldhami, new species, pp. 81–82).