Cyrtodactylus zugii

Cyrtodactylus zugi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Batanta and Waigeo Islands in Indonesia.[2]

Cyrtodactylus zugi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. zugi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus zugi
P. Oliver, Tjaturadi, Mumpuni, Krey & Richards, 2008

Etymology

The specific name, zugi, is in honor of American herpetologist George R. Zug.[2][3]

Habitat

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

Description

Very large and robust for its genus, C. zugi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 16 cm (6.3 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. zugi is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Tallowin O, Oliver P (2015). "Cyrtodactylus zugi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T42482805A42482808. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482805A42482808.en. Downloaded on 30 April 2018.
  2. Cyrtodactylus zugi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. 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 zugi, p. 294).

Further reading
  • Oliver P, Tjaturadi B, Mumpuni, Krey K, Richards S (2008). "A new species of large Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Melanesia". Zootaxa 1894: 59–68. (Cyrtodactylus zugi, new species).



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