Eisenman's bent-toed gecko

Eisenman's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1]

Eisenman's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. eisenmani
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus eisenmani
Tri, 2008
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyrtodactylus eisenmani
    Tri, 2008
  • Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae
    — Geissler et al., 2009

Etymology

The specific name, eisenmanae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of American conservationist Stephanie Eisenman of the World Wildlife Fund.[2]

Geographic range

C. eisenmanae is found in southwestern Vietnam, in Kiên Giang Province.[1]

Description

C. eisenmanae has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 81 mm (3.2 in) and is chocolate brown.[3]

Reproduction

C. eisenmanae is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae 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 eisenmani, p. 81).
  3. Tri (2008).

Further reading
  • Tri, Ngo Van (2008). "Two new cave-dwelling species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Vietnam". Zootaxa 1909: 37-51. ("Cyrtodactylus eisenmani [sic]", new species).


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