Cyrtodactylus adleri
Cyrtodactylus adleri is a species of bent-toed geckos, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
| Cyrtodactylus adleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. adleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus adleri Das, 1997 | |
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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
- Böhm, M. & Dewhurst, N. (2010). "Cyrtodactylus adleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T174112A7016897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T174112A7016897.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- 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).
- Das, I (1997). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus from the Nicobar Island, India". Journal of Herpetology. 31 (3): 375–382. doi:10.2307/1565666. JSTOR 1565666. (Cyrtodactylus adleri, new species).
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