Cyrtodactylus jaegeri

Cyrtodactylus jaegeri is a species of geckos from Khammouane Province, Laos.[1]

Cyrtodactylus jaegeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. jaegeri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus jaegeri
Luu et al., 2014

Description

This species differs from other species of Indo–Chinese Cyrtodactylus by having a maximum snout-vent length of 68.5 millimetres (2.70 in); its dorsal pattern consisting of a dark loop and four brown bands between limb insertions; dorsal tubercles in 15–17 irregular rows; by having lateral skin folds with dispersed tubercles; enlarged femoral scales present; and its subcaudal tubercles transversely enlarged.[1]

Distribution

Khammouane Province, Laos.[1]

References

  1. ZIEGLER, THOMAS. "A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, Laos." Zootaxa 3760.1 (2014): 054-066.

Further reading

  • Ziegler, Thomas, and Q. T. Nguyen. "New discoveries of amphibians and reptiles from Vietnam." Bonn Zool. Bull 57.2 (2010): 137–147.
  • Nazarov, R. A., et al. "A REVIEW OF GENUS CYRTODACTYLUS (REPTILIA: SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE) IN FAUNA OF LAOS WITH DESCRIPTION OF FOUR NEW SPECIES."
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