Eisenman's bent-toed gecko
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. eisenmani
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| Cyrtodactylus eisenmani Ngo, 2008
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Eisenman's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, eisenmanae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of American conservationist Stephanie Eisenman of the World Wildlife Fund.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]C. eisenmanae is found on Hon Son Island, Kiên Giang Province, extreme southwestern Vietnam.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. eisenmanae is caves.[1]
Description
[edit]C. eisenmanae has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 81 mm (3.2 in) and is chocolate brown.[4]
Behavior
[edit]C. eisenmanae is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]C. eisenmanae is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Grismer L (2018). "Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.1305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104689623A104718506.en. Accessed on 05 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ 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 eisenmani, p. 81).
- ^ Ngo (2008).
Further reading
[edit]- Ngo VT (2008). "Two new cave-dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Vietnam". Zootaxa 1909: 37-51. ("Cyrtodactylus eisenmani [sic]", new species).
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