Rosichonariefi's bent-toed gecko
| Rosichonariefi's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. rosichonarieforum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus rosichonarieforum Riyanto, Grismer & Wood, 2015 | |
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Rosichonariefi's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus rosichonarieforum) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Natuna Besar in Indonesia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name – rosichonarieforum (masculine, genitive, plural) – is in honor of Rosichon Ubaidillah and Ahmad Jauhar Arief, both of whom are Indonesian scientists.[1]
Description
Small for its genus, C. rosichonarieforum may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. rosichonarieforum is unknown.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Cyrtodactylus rosichonarieforum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
Further reading
- Amarasinghe AA, Riyanto A, Mumpuni, Grismer LL (2020). "A new bent-toed gecko species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the West Bali National Park, Bali, Indonesia". Taprobanica 9 (1): 59–70. (Cyrtodactylus rosichonarieforum, corrected name, p. 66).
- Riyanto A, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr (2015). "Cyrtodactylus rosichonariefi sp. nov. (Squamata: Gekkonidae), a new swamp-dwelling bent-toed gecko from Bunguran Island (Great Natuna), Indonesia". Zootaxa 3964 (1): 114–124. ("Cyrtodactylus rosichonariefi [sic]", new species).