Cyrtodactylus badenensis

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Cyrtodactylus badenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. badenensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus badenensis
Nguyen, Orlov & Darevsky, 2006

Cyrtodactylus badenensis is a gecko from Indochina, particularly South Vietnam.[1][2]

Description[edit]

This species can be distinguished by its enlarged femoral scales and its absence of femoral pores; 8-10 lower labials, 10–13 upper labials, 2 internasal scales; 18-22 subdigital lamellae on its fourth toe of its hindlimb; and about 25-28 scale rows around its midbody.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nguyen, Ngoc Sang; Nikolai L. Orlov & Ilya S. Darevsky (2006). "Descriptions of two new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from southern Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 13 (3): 215–226.
  2. ^ Cyrtodactylus badenensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2015.

Further reading[edit]

  • Van Tri, Ngo, and Chan Kin Onn. "A new karstic cave-dwelling Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Vietnam." Zootaxa 3125 (2011): 51–63.
  • Hoang, X. Q., et al. "Description of a new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the karst of north central Vietnam." Russian Journal of Herpetology 14.2 (2007): 98–106.
  • Van Tri, Ngo, LLEE GRISMER, and Jesse L. Grismer. "A new endemic cave dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, Southwestern Vietnam." Zootaxa 53.62 (1967): 2008.