Roesler's bent-toed gecko

Roesler's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus roesleri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Roesler'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. roesleri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus roesleri
Ziegler, Nazarov, Orlov, Nguyen, Vu, Dang, Dinh & Schmitz, 2010

Etymology

The specific name, roesleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Herbert Rösler (born 1952).[2]

Geographic range

C. roesleri is found in Laos and Vietnam (Quang Binh Province).[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of C. roesleri are forest and rocky areas.[1]

Description

C. roesleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[3]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. roesleri is unknown.[3]

References
  1. Nguyen, T.Q.; Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus roesleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104698893A104718736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104698893A104718736.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 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 roesleri, p. 224).
  3. Cyrtodactylus roesleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading
  • Loos J, Von Wehrden H, Dang KN, Ziegler T (2012). "Niche Segregation in Microhabitat use of Three Sympatric Cyrtodactylus in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Central Vietnam". Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7 (1): 101–108.
  • Ziegler T, Nazarov R, Orlov N, Nguyen TQ, Vu TN, Dang KN, Dinh TH, Schmitz A (2010). "A third new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phong Nha-ke Bang National Park, Truong Son Range, Vietnam". Zootaxa 2413: 20–36. (Cyrtodactylus roesleri, new species).



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