Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum

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

Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, tautbatorum, is in honor of the Tau't-Bato peoples. [2]

Description

C. tautbatorum is a small species for its genus. It has a dorsal pattern of transverse body bands which have a "bow-tie" shape. Similar species have transverse body bands which have a "dumbbell" shape. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2018.
  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 tautbatorum, p. 261).

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