Cyrtodactylus thuongae

Short description: Species of lizard

Cyrtodactylus thuongae

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[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

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

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Geographic range
* 3 Habitat
* 4 Description
* 5 Reproduction
* 6 References
* 7 Further reading

## 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cyrtodactylus thuongae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

## Further reading

* Phung TM, van Schingen M, Ziegler T, Nguyen TQ (2014). "A third new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam". Zootaxa 3764 (3): 347–363. (Cyrtodactylus thuongae, new species).

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