Cyrtodactylus slowinskii explained

Cyrtodactylus slowinskii, known commonly as Slowinski's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.

Etymology

The specific name, slowinskii, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Bruno Slowinski.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. slowinskii is forest.

Reproduction

C. slowinskii is oviparous.

Further reading

• Bauer AM (2002). "Two New Species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Myanmar ". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 53 (7): 73–86. (Cyrtodactylus slowinskii, new species, pp. 79–85, Figures 4–5).
• Bauer AM (2003). "Descriptions of Seven New Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with a Key to the Species of Myanmar (Burma)". Proc. California Acad. Sci. 54 (25): 463–498.
• Rösler H, Glaw F (2008). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Malaysia including a literature survey of mensural and meristic data in the genus". Zootaxa 1729: 8–22.

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]