Cyrtodactylus aaroni

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Cyrtodactylus aaroni

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. aaroni
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus aaroni

Cyrtodactylus aaroni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, aaroni, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron M. Bauer.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. aaroni is forest, at altitudes of 500–700 m (1,600–2,300 ft).[1]

Reproduction

C. aaroni is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Günther R, Rösler H (2002). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 aus dem Westen von Neuguinea (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) ". Salamandra 38 (4): 195–212. (Cyrtodactylus aaroni, new species). (in German, with an abstract in English, and bilingual image captions).
  • Rösler H, Glaw F, Günther R (2005). "Aktualisierte Liste der Geckos von Neuguinea (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekkoninae) mit vorläufiger Charakterisierung von neun Formen aus den Gattungen Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, Gehyra Gray, 1834 und Nactus Kluge, 1983 ". Gekkota 5: 33–64. (in German, with an abstract in English).