The farmer's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus petani) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Java.
Farmer's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. petani
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus petani |
Etymology
editC. petani was discovered in 2006 on a farm, hence its common name. The specific name, petani, means "farmer" in the Indonesian language.[1]
Geographic range
editC. petani is found in eastern Java, in the province of East Java.[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, C. petani may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of C. petani is unknown.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus petani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
edit- Riyanto A, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr (2015). "The fourth Bent-toed Gecko of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Java, Indonesia". Zootaxa 4059 (2): 351–363. (Cyrtodactylus petani, new species).