Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi
| Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. bhupathyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi | |
Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, bhupathyi, is in honor of Indian herpetologist Subramaniam Bhupathy.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]C. bhupathyi is found in West Bengal, East India.[1]
Description
[edit]Small for its genus, C. bhupathyi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Agarwal I, Mahony S, Giri VB, Chaitanya R, Bauer AM (2018). "Two new species of bent-toed geckos, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Northeast India with comments on name-bearing types from the region". Zootaxa 4420 (3): 334–356. (Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi, new species).