Cyrtodactylus aaroni

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Cyrtodactylus aaroni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. aaroni
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus aaroni

Cyrtodactylus aaroni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Papua New Guinea, Indonesia. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, aaroni, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron M. Bauer. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. aaroni is forest, at altitudes of 500–700 m (1,600–2,300 ft). [1]

Reproduction

C. aaroni is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Cyrtodactylus aaroni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42482637A42482640. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482637A42482640.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Cyrtodactylus aaroni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. 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 aaroni, p. 1).

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