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Cyrtodactylus klugei

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Species of lizard

Cyrtodactylus klugei
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. klugei
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus klugei
Kraus, 2008

Cyrtodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge.

Geographic range

Within Papua New Guinea, C. klugei is found only on Tagula Island (also known as Sudest Island and Vanatinai Island), Milne Bay Province.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. klugei is forest, at altitudes of 0–350 m (0–1,148 ft).

Description

A large species for its genus, adults of C. klugei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.0–14.3 cm (5.1–5.6 in).

Reproduction

C. klugei is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Tallowin, O.; Shea, G. (2016). "Cyrtodactylus klugei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42482678A42482681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42482678A42482681.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus klugei, p. 143).
  3. ^ Cyrtodactylus klugei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Kraus, Fred (2008). "Taxonomic partitioning of Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea". Zootaxa 1883: 1–27. (Cyrtodactylus klugei, new species).
  • Tallowin OJS, Tamar K, Meiri S, Allison A, Kraus F, Richards SJ, Oliver PM (2018). "Early insularity and subsequent mountain uplift were complementary drivers of diversification in a Melanesian lizard radiation (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 125: 29–39.


Taxon identifiers
Cyrtodactylus klugei
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