Farmer's bent-toed gecko

The farmer's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus petani) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Java.

Farmer's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. petani
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus petani
Riyanto, L. Grismer & Wood, 2015

Etymology

C. petani was discovered in 2006 on a farm, hence its common name. The specific name, petani, means "farmer" in the Indonesian language.[1]

Geographic range

C. petani is found in eastern Java, in the province of East Java.[1]

Description

Small for its genus, C. petani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. petani is unknown.[1]

References
  1. Cyrtodactylus petani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading
  • Riyanto A, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr (2015). "The fourth Bent-toed Gecko of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Java, Indonesia". Zootaxa 4059 (2): 351–363. (Cyrtodactylus petani, new species).


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