Shwetaung bent-toed gecko
(Redirected from Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum)
| Shwetaung 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. shwetaungorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum | |
The Shwetaung bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, shwetaungorum, is in honor of the Shwe Taung Cement Company for their conservation efforts in Myanmar.[1]
Geographic range[edit]
C. shwetaungorum is found in central Myanmar, in Mandalay Region.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
The mode of reproduction of C. shwetaungorum is unknown.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Thura MK, Zin T, Quah ESH, Murdoch ML, Grismer MS, Lin A, Kyaw H, Lwin N (2018). "Twelve new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from isolated limestoone habitats in east-central and southern Myanmar demonstrate high localized diversity and unprecedented microendemism". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182 (4): 862–959. (Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum, new species, pp. 899–905, Figure 17, Table 11).