Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii

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Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. zhaoermii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii
Shi & H. Zhao, 2010

Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, zhaoermii, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Zhao Er-Mi. [2] [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. zhaoermii are shrubland and rocky areas, at altitudes of 3,500–4,000 m (11,500–13,100 ft). [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. zhaoermii is unknown. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Shi, L. (2019). "Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T54507835A54507842. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T54507835A54507842.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii, p. 293).

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