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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Nicobar Island (India)
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Cyrtodactylus adleri

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Cyrtodactylus adleri is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Adler (born 1940).[2]

Geographic range

C. adleri is found in the Nicobar Islands of India.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. adleri is forest.[1]

Description

C. adleri was earlier thought to be conspecific with C. rubidus. It can be differentiated from it by its dark spots (vs. dark bands) on the dorsum; differences in the midventral and postnasal scales; and presence of the pre-anal groove.[3] C. adleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in).[4]

Behavior

C. adleri is nocturnal and arboreal.[4]

Reproduction

C. adleri is oviparous.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Achyuthan, N.S. & Mohapatra, P. (2021). "Cyrtodactylus adleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T174112A123301147. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 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 adleri, p. 2).
  3. ^ a b Das I [in French] (1997). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus from the Nicobar Island, India". Journal of Herpetology. 31 (3): 375–382. doi:10.2307/1565666. JSTOR 1565666. (Cyrtodactylus adleri, new species).
  4. ^ a b Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Cyrtodactylus adleri, p. 90).
  5. ^ Species Cyrtodactylus adleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Cyrtodactylus adleri: Brief Summary

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Cyrtodactylus adleri is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Asia.

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