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Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi

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Gecko endemic to Queensland, Australia

Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi
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. 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.

Etymology

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

Habitat

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

Description

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

Diet

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

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. mcdonaldi is unknown.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. Shea et al. (2011).

Further reading

  • 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


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