Cyrtodactylus condorensis

Cyrtodactylus condorensis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Côn Sơn Island in Vietnam.[1]

Cyrtodactylus condorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. condorensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus condorensis
(M.A. Smith, 1921)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus condorensis
    M.A. Smith, 1921
  • Cyrtodactylus condorensis
    — Underwood, 1954

Etymology

The specific name, condorensis, refers to the island's former English name, Pulo Condore.

Description

C. condorensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in), plus a tail 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Dorsally, it is grayish-brown, with large dark spots on the body, and dark crossbars on the tail. Ventrally it is light brownish. On the head, there is a dark streak through each eye, the streaks joining on the nape. The male has enlarged femoral scales and 4-7 preanal pores.[2]

Reproduction

C. condorensis is oviparous.[1]

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References
  1. Cyrtodactylus condorensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus condorensis, pp. 49-50).

Further reading
  • Smith MA (1921). "Reptiles and Batrachians Collected on Pulo Condore". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 4 (2): 93-97 + Plate. (Gymnodactylus condorensis, new species, p. 94 + Plate, figures 1 & 2).
  • Underwood G (1954). "On the classification and evolution of geckos". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 124 (3): 469–492. (Cyrtodactylus condorensis, new combination, p. 475).


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