Cyrtodactylus zugii
Cyrtodactylus zugi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Batanta and Waigeo Islands in Indonesia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. zugi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus zugi | |
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Etymology
The specific name, zugi, is in honor of American herpetologist George R. Zug.[2][3]
Description
Very large and robust for its genus, C. zugi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 16 cm (6.3 in).[2]
References
- Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Cyrtodactylus zugi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42482805A42482808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482805A42482808.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Cyrtodactylus zugi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus zugi, p. 294).
Further reading
- Oliver P, Tjaturadi B, Mumpuni, Krey K, Richards S (2008). "A new species of large Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Melanesia". Zootaxa 1894: 59–68. (Cyrtodactylus zugi, new species).
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