Cyrtodactylus zugi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: Cyrtodactylus zugi
Name

Cyrtodactylus zugi Oliver et al., 2008

Type locality: large tree trunk in lowland rainforest adjacent to Yakut Camp, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Archipelago, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia (00º53.749’S, 130º38.498’E; elevation ~ 10 m asl).

Holotype: MZB. lace 5574 (F-num SJR 7689), adult female ♀. 18.VI.2005. legit K. Krey, B. Tjaturadi and S. Richards.
References
Primary references

Oliver, P.M., Tjaturadi, B., Mumpuni, Krey & Richards, S.J. 2008. A new species of large Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Melanesia. Zootaxa 1894: 59–68. Abstract & excerpt. Paywall. Reference page.

Cyrtodactylus zugi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Batanta and Waigeo Islands in Indonesia.[2]
Contents

1 Etymology
2 Habitat
3 Description
4 Reproduction
5 References
6 Further reading

Etymology

The specific name, zugi, is in honor of American herpetologist George R. Zug.[2][3]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. zugi is forest.[1]
Description

Very large and robust for its genus, C. zugi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 16 cm (6.3 in).[2]
Reproduction

C. zugi is oviparous.[2]
References

Tallowin, O.; Oliver, P. (2015). "Cyrtodactylus zugi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42482805A42482808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42482805A42482808.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Cyrtodactylus zugi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

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 zugi, p. 294).