Irregular bow-fingered gecko

The irregular bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus irregularis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1]

Irregular bow-fingered gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. irregularis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus irregularis
(M.A. Smith, 1921)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus peguensis var. irregularis
    M.A. Smith, 1921
  • Gymnodactylus irregularis
    — Wermuth, 1965
  • Cyrtodactylus irregularis
    — Rösler, 2000

Description

C. irregularis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 79 mm (3.1 in). Dorsally, it is grayish-brown, with dark brown, white-edged, angular spots or crossbands. A curved band extends across the nape of the neck from eye to eye. Ventrally, it is whitish.[2]

Reproduction

C. irregularis is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Cyrtodactylus irregularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus irregularis, pp. 51-52).

Further reading
  • Nguyen, Van Sang; Ho, Thu Cuc; Nguyen, Quang Truong (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
  • Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus irregularis, new combination, p. 66). (in German).
  • Smith MA (1921). "New or Little-known Reptiles and Batrachians from Southern Annam (Indo-China)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921: 423–440. (Gymnodactylus peguensis Var. irregularis, new variety, p. 428, Text-figure 1B).


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