Cyrtodactylus mamanwa

Cyrtodactylus mamanwa is a species of gecko endemic to the Philippines. It was identified in 2010 from a sample collected in 2007 on the Dinagat Island and named after the Mamanwa indigenous group.[2] It is also found on Siargao and nearby islands. Adults reach a total body length of ca. 19 cm. This gecko feeds mostly on insects and spends most of its life on trees. Females lay two brittle eggs under barks of trees or inside tree cavities.[3]

Cyrtodactylus mamanwa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. mamanwa
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus mamanwa
Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010[1]
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus agusanensis

References
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  1. Welton, Luke J.; Siler, Cameron D.; Linkem, Charles W.; Diesmos, Arvin C.; Brown, Rafe M. (2010). "Philippine Bent-Toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus agusanensis Complex: Multilocus Phylogeny, Morphological Diversity, and Descriptions of Three New Species". Herpetological Monographs. 24 (1): 55–85. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00005.1. S2CID 15499157.
  2. Cyrtodactylus mamanwa WELTON, SILER, LINKEM, DIESMOS & BROWN, 2010. Reptile Database
  3. Third Quarter Topical Issue – Philippine Endemic Lizards. phlpost.gov.ph (July 20, 2011)
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