AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Gekkonidae / Cyrtodactylus
Ring-tailed gecko
Cyrtodactylus
- Gray, 1827
Pronunciation: | SIR-toe-DAK-till-us | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'curved-toe' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
Cyrtodactylus abrae Wells 2002 is an invalid name/taxon that appears to be based on a single photo published in 1975 of a specimen from an unknown location.1 |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 7 out of 7 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Kimberley bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus kimberleyensis) at 4.5 cm Longest Australian species: McIlwraith ring-tailed gecko (Cyrtodactylus pronarus) at 13 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Couper, P.J.; Amey, A.P.; & Shea, G.M. (2004). Comments on the taxonomic status of Cyrtodactylus abrae Wells 2002. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 49(2):648-673. - search web for this article
- Shea, Glenn; Couper, Patrick; Worthington Wilmer, Jessica; & Amey, Andrew (2011). Revision of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Australia. Zootaxa, 3146:1-63.
- Bauer, Aaron M. & Doughty, Paul (2012). A new bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Zootaxa, 3187:32-42.