Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi

Gecko endemic to Queensland, Australia

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Infraorder:  | Gekkota
Family:  | Gekkonidae
Genus:  | Cyrtodactylus
Species:  |

C. mcdonaldi

Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi

Shea, Couper, Wilmer & Amey, 2011

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]

## Etymology

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The specific name, mcdonaldi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Keith R. McDonald.[2]

## Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of C. mcdonaldi are forest, rocky areas, savanna, and freshwater wetlands.[1]

## Description

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Medium-sized for its genus, C. mcdonaldi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in).[2]

## Diet

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C. mcdonaldi preys mainly upon invertebrates such as beetles and their larvae, roaches, spiders, and scorpions.[3]

## Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of C. mcdonaldi is unknown.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Hoskin, C.; Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102731740A102731743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102731740A102731743.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
3. ^ Shea et al. (2011).

## Further reading

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* Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
* Shea G, Couper P, Wilmer JW, Amey A (2011). "Revision of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Australia". Zootaxa 3146: 1–63. (Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi, new species, pp. 34–40, Figures 17–18).
* Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

Taxon identifiers

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi|

* Wikidata: Q3009320
* Wikispecies: Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi
* AFD: Cyrtodactylus_mcdonaldi
* CoL: 33LY8
* EoL: 40080802
* GBIF: 7667952
* iNaturalist: 146068
* IUCN: 102731740
* NCBI: 1089831
* Open Tree of Life: 815684
* RD: mcdonaldi

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