Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis

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Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis
Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Vertebrate
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. phongnhakebangensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis
(Ziegler, Rösler, Herrmann, and Vũ, 2002)

Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis (Vietnamese: Thằn lằn Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng) is a species of gecko native to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh province, Bac Trung Bo, Vietnam. It was discovered and discribed by a group of 3 German scientists and a Vietnamese sicientist in 2002.

[edit] References

  • ZIEGLER, T., RÖSLER, H., HERRMANN, H.-W. & VU NGOC THANH(2002): Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis sp.n., ein neuer Bogenfingergecko aus dem annamitischen Karstwaldmassiv, Vietnam. - Herpetofauna, Weinstadt 24(141): 11-25.
  • Atlas de la terrariophile Vol.3 : les lézards. Animalia Éditions, 2003. ISBN 2-9517895-2-1