Cyrtodactylus jaegeri

Cyrtodactylus jaegeri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Laos.[2]

Cyrtodactylus jaegeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. jaegeri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus jaegeri
Luu, Calame, Bonkowski, T.Q. Nguyen & Ziegler, 2014

Etymology

The specific name, jaegeri, is in honor of German arachnologist Peter Jäger.[3]

Geographic range

C jaegeri is found in Khammouane Province, Laos.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. jaegeri are forest and rocky areas, at an altitude of 170 m (560 ft).[1]

Description

C. jaegeri differs from other species of Indo-Chinese Cyrtodactylus by having a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of 68.5 millimetres (2.70 in); its dorsal pattern consisting of a dark loop and four brown bands between limb insertions; dorsal tubercles in 15–17 irregular rows; lateral skin folds with dispersed tubercles; enlarged femoral scales present; and its subcaudal tubercles transversely enlarged.[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. jaegeri is unknown.[3]

References
  1. Luu V, Stuart B, Nguyen TQ, Phimmachak S (2018). "Cyrtodactylus jaegeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104692634A104718581. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104692634A104718581.en. Downloaded on 21 November 2020.
  2. Luu VQ, Calame T, Bonkowski M, Nguyen TQ, Ziegler T (2014). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Khammouane Province, Laos". Zootaxa 3760 (1): 54-66.(Cyrtodactylus jaegeri, new species).
  3. Species Cyrtodactylus jaegeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.



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