Cyrtodactylus evanquahi or Evan Quah's banded bent-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. evanquahi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus evanquahi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, evanquahi, is in honor of Malaysian herpetologist Evan Seng Huat Quah.[1]
Geographic range
editC. evanquahi is found in northwestern Peninsular Malaysia, in Kedah state.[1]
Description
editC. evanquahi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in).[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of C. evanquahi is unknown.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Species Cyrtodactylus evanquahi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Wood PL, Grismer LL, Muin MA, Anuar S, Oaks JR (2020). "A new potentially endangered limestone-associated Bent-toed Gecko of the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) complex from northern Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa 4751 (3): 437–460. (Cyrtodactylus evanquahi, new species).