Tamai bent-toed gecko
| Tamai 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. tamaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis (M.A. Smith, 1940)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
The Tamai bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.
Geographic range
[edit]C. tamaiensis is known only from the Nam Tamai Valley in northern Myanmar.[1]
Description
[edit]The holotype of C. tamaiensis has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in). It has a dorsal color pattern of dense pale and dark brown marbling.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Mahony, Stephen (2009). "Taxonomic status of Cyrtodactylus khasiensis tamaiensis (Smith, 1940) and description of a new species allied to C. chrysopylos Bauer, 2003 from Myanmar (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Hamadryad 34 (1): 62–74. (Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis, new status).
- Smith MA (1940). "The Amphibians and Reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma". Records of the Indian Museum 42: 465–486. (Gymnodactylus khasiensis tamaiensis, new subspecies, p. 475).