Cyrtodactylus Thuongae

Cyrtodactylus thuongae
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. thuongae
Binomial name
	Cyrtodactylus thuongae; Phung, van Schingen, Ziegler & ; T.Q. Nguyen, 2014

Short description: Species of lizard

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

Etymology

The specific name, thuongae (Latin, feminine, genitive, singular), is in honor of Thuong Thi Lien Nguyen who is the wife of senior binomial authority Trung My Phung.^[2]

Geographic range

C. thuongae is found in southern Vietnam, in Tây Ninh Province.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. thuongae are forest and dry caves, at an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft).^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, C. thuongae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.75 cm (3.05 in).^[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. thuongae is unknown.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nguyen, N.S.; Golynsky, E.; Milto, K. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus thuongae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104716737A104718836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716737A104718836.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104716737/104718836. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Cyrtodactylus thuongae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.