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Cyrtodactylus wallacei

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Cyrtodactylus wallacei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. wallacei
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus wallacei

Cyrtodactylus wallacei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, wallacei, is in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.[2]

Description

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Large for its genus, C. wallacei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in).[1]

Reproduction

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C. wallacei is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus wallacei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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 wallacei, p. 279).

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