Cyrtodactylus hikidai
Cyrtodactylus hikidai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Natuna Besar in Indonesia.[1]
| Cyrtodactylus hikidai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. hikidai |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus hikidai Riyanto, 2012 | |
Etymology
The specific name, hikidai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Tsutomu Hikida.[1]
Description
Large for its genus, C. hikidai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.2 cm (4.0 in).[1]
References
- Cyrtodactylus hikidai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
- Riyanto A (2012). "Cyrtodactylus hikidai sp. nov. (Squamata: Gekkonidae): a new bent toed gecko from Mount Ranai, Bunguran island, Indonesia". Zootaxa 3583: 22–30. (Cyrtodactylus hikidai, new species).
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