Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

Species of lizard

Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

C. ziegleri

Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

Nazarov, Orlov, N.S. Nguyen & Ho, 2008

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

## Etymology[edit]

The specific name, ziegleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Thomas Ziegler.[2][3]

## Geographic range[edit]

C. ziegleri is found in southern Vietnam, in Dak Lak Province.[2]

## Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitat of C. ziegleri is forest, at altitudes of 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft).[1]

## Description[edit]

Relatively large for its genus, C. ziegleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.3 cm (3.7 in).[2]

## Reproduction[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Golynsky E, Milto K, Nguyen NS (2018). "Cyrtodactylus ziegleri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104716809A104718876. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104716809A104718876.en. Downloaded on 11 December 2020.
2. ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus ziegleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus ziegleri, p. 294).

## Further reading[edit]

* Nazarov RA, Orlov N, Nguyen NS, Ho TC (2008). "Taxonomy of Naked-Toes Geckos Cyrtodactylus irregularis Complex of South Vietnam and Description of a New Species from Chu Yang Sin Natural Park (Krong Bong District, Dac Lac Province, Vietnam)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 15 (2): 141–156. (Cyrtodactylus ziegleri, new species).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3009406
* BOLD: 286931
* CoL: 33M3W
* EoL: 18030454
* GBIF: 6066729
* iNaturalist: 99030
* ITIS: 818412
* IUCN: 104716809
* NCBI: 888299
* RD: ziegleri

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