Cyrtodactylus annandalei

Cyrtodactylus annandalei is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.

Cyrtodactylus annandalei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. annandalei
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus annandalei Bauer, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, annandalei, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Nelson Annandale.[2]

Taxonomy

C. annandalei was discovered in 2000 in Myanmar's Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park and described in 2003. It is sympatric with Cyrtodactylus slowinskii.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. annandalei is forest.[1]

Description

Small for its genus, C. annandalei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).[3]

Reproduction

C. annandalei is oviparous.[4]

Conservation status

Since 2018, C. annandalei is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

1. Lwin K, Wogan G (2018). "Cyrtodactylus annandalei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178289A113828624.
2. 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 annandalei, p. 9).
3. Bauer AM (2003). "Descriptions of Seven New Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with a Key to the Species of Myanmar (Burma)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 54 (25): 463–498. S2CID 129933095. (Cyrtodactylus annandalei, new species, pp. 465–469, Figures 1–2).
4. Species Cyrtodactylus annandalei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.