Cyrtodactylus lateralis

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Cyrtodactylus lateralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. lateralis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus lateralis
(Werner, 1896)
Synonyms

Gymnodactylus lateralis

Cyrtodactylus lateralis, also known as Werner's prehensile-tailed bent-toed gecko, the Sumatra bow-fingered gecko, or the spiny forest gecko, is a species of gecko that is endemic to Sumatra. [1]

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined.

Gekkonidae family of reptiles

Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 61 genera. This family comprises many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), tokay geckos (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus) and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas.

Sumatra Island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is located entirely in Indonesia and the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2.

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