| Darevsky's bent-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. darevskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus darevskii Nazarov, Poyarkov, Orlov, N.S. Nguyen, Milto, Martynov, Konstantinov & Chulisov, 2014 | |
Darevsky's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus darevskii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos.
Etymology
The specific name, darevskii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Ilya Darevsky.
Geographic range
C. darevskii is found in central Laos, in Khammouane Province.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. darevskii are forest, rocky areas, and dry caves.
Description
Large for its genus, C. darevskii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10 cm (3.9 in).
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. darevskii is unknown.
References
- ^ Luu, V.; Stuart, B.L.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Phimmachak, S. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus darevskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104688076A104718481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104688076A104718481.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Cyrtodactylus darevskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
- Nazarov RA, Poyarkov NA, Orlov NL, Nguyen NS, Milto KD, Martynov AA, Konstantinov EL, Chulisov AS (2014). "A review of genus Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in fauna of Laos with description of four new species". 318 (4): 391–423. (Cyrtodactylus darevskii, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Russian).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cyrtodactylus darevskii | |