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Cyrtodactylus condorensis

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Cyrtodactylus condorensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. condorensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus condorensis
(M.A. Smith, 1921)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus condorensis
    M.A. Smith, 1921
  • Cyrtodactylus condorensis
    Underwood, 1954

Cyrtodactylus condorensis is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Côn Sơn Island in Vietnam.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, condorensis, refers to the island's former English name, Pulo Condore.

Description

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C. condorensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in), plus a tail 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Dorsally, it is grayish-brown, with large dark spots on the body, and dark crossbars on the tail. Ventrally it is light brownish. On the head, there is a dark streak through each eye, the streaks joining on the nape. The male has enlarged femoral scales and 4-7 preanal pores.[2]

Reproduction

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C. condorensis is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus condorensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus condorensis, pp. 49-50).

Further reading

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  • Smith MA (1921). "Reptiles and Batrachians Collected on Pulo Condore". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 4 (2): 93-97 + Plate. (Gymnodactylus condorensis, new species, p. 94 + Plate, figures 1 & 2).
  • Underwood G (1954). "On the classification and evolution of geckos". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 124 (3): 469–492. (Cyrtodactylus condorensis, new combination, p. 475).