| Cyrtodactylus sadleiri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. sadleiri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus sadleiri Wells & Wellington, 1985 | |
| Synonyms | |
Cyrtodactylus sadleiri, also known commonly as Sadleir's bow-fingered gecko and the Christmas Island forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Christmas Island, Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, sadleiri, is in honour of "Dr. R. Sadleir".
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. sadleiri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).
Reproduction
C. sadleiri is oviparous.
See also
References
- ^ Woinarski J, Cogger H, Wynn M, Mitchell NM (2018). "Cyrtodactylus sadleiri (amended version of 2017 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102731769A129322054. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102731769A129322054.en. Downloaded on 01 December 2020.
- ^ Cyrtodactylus sadleiri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus sadleiri, p. 67). (in German).
- Wells RW, Wellington CR (1985). "A Classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplemental Series (1): 1–61. (Cyrtodactylus sadleiri, new species, p. 11).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cyrtodactylus sadleiri | |