Cyrtodactylus russelli

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

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

Etymology

The specific name, russelli, is in honor of Canadian herpetologist Anthony Patrick Russell (born 1947).[3]

Geographic range

C. russelli is found in northern Myanmar, in Kachin State and Sagaing Region.[2]

Habitat

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

Description

C. russelli is large for its genus. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 11.4 cm (4.5 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. russelli is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Wogan G, Lwin K (2018). "Cyrtodactylus russelli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104699130A104718746. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104699130A104718746.en. Downloaded on 08 February 2018.
2. Cyrtodactylus russelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus russelli, p. 229).

Further reading

• 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: 463–498. (Cyrtodactylus russelli, new species, pp. 482–486, Figures 12-14).