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Starry bent-toed gecko

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Starry bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. astrum
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus astrum
Grismer, Wood Jr., Quah, Anuar, Muin, Sumontha, Ahmad, Bauer, Wangkulangkul, Grismer & Pauwels, 2012

The starry bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus astrum) is a species of gecko endemic to southern Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.[1] The epithet (astrum) references the star-like pattern formed by the white tubercules present on the gecko's back. It is found in lowland forests.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cyrtodactylus astrum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.