Cyrtodactylus caovansungi

Cyrtodactylus caovansungi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Cyrtodactylus caovansungi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. caovansungi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus caovansungi

Etymology

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The specific name, caovansungi, is in honor of Vietnamese biologist Cao Van Sung.[2][3]

Geographic range

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C. caovansungi is found in southern Vietnam, in Ninh Thuan Province[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. caovansungi is forest at an altitude of 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]

Description

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Relatively large for its genus, C. caovansungi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.4 cm (3.7 in), plus a tail length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[2]

Reproduction

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C. caovansungi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nguyen, N.S.; Golynsky, E.; Milto, K. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus caovansungi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104686599A104718436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104686599A104718436.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus caovansungi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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 caovansungi, p. 47).

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