| Yangbay bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. yangbayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis Tri & Onn, 2010 | |
The Yangbay bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis) is a species of gecko found in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam.
Description
This species differs from other species of Indo–Chinese Cyrtodactylus by having a mean snout-vent length of 83.5 millimetres (3.29 in); dark spots on the head; 6–8 precloacal pores in males which are arranged in a chevron; 18–20 subdigital lamellae under its first toe; 15–17 subdigital lamellae under its fourth toe; and a middle row of bigger subcaudal scales.
Distribution
The gecko is found in monsoon evergreen forests of Truong Son Mountain Range Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam.
References
- ^ Van Tri, Ngo, and Chan Kin Onn. "A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1826 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khanh Hoa province, Southern Vietnam."Zootaxa 2504 (2010): 47-60.
Further reading
- Ziegler, Thomas, and Q. T. Nguyen. "New discoveries of amphibians and reptiles from Vietnam." Bonn Zool. Bull 57.2 (2010): 137–147.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis | |
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