Cyrtodactylus adleri

Cyrtodactylus adleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. adleri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus adleri
Das, 1997

Cyrtodactylus adleri is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Etymology

The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Adler.[2]

Geographic range

C. adleri is found in the Nicobar Islands of India.[3]

Description

C. adleri was earlier thought to be conspecific with C. rubidus. It can be differentiated from it by its dark spots (vs. dark bands) on the dorsum; differences in the midventral and postnasal scales; and presence of the pre-anal groove.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Böhm M, Dewhurst N (2010). "Cyrtodactylus adleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  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 adleri, p. 2).
  3. 1 2 Das I (1997). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus from the Nicobar Island, India". Journal of Herpetology. 31 (3): 375–382. JSTOR 1565666. doi:10.2307/1565666. (Cyrtodactylus adleri, new species).


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