Cyrtodactylus soba

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
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
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: Cyrtodactylus soba

Name

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Cyrtodactylus soba Batuwita & Bahir, 2005: 369

  • Holotype: WHT 6042, adult ♂, collected by M.M. Bahir and S. Nanayakkara on 25 May 1999.
  • Type locality: “Corbett’s Gap, Knuckles Mountains, Matale District (07°22’N, 80°51’E, alt. 1100 m)”, Sri Lanka.
  • Paratypes (n=7): WHT 0110, adult ♀, Corbett’s Gap, near Rangala, Knuckles Mountains, Matale District, (07°22’N, 80°51’E, alt. 1100 m), collected by K. Manamendra-Arachchi on 25 May 1999; WHT 6043–45, 3 adult ♂ and NMSL RG, WHT 6046-6065, 3 adult ♀, same data as for the holotype.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • de Silva, A., Bauer, A., Goonewardene, S., Drake, J., Nathaniel, S. & de Silva, P. 2005. The Dumbara bent toed gecko Cyrtodactylus soba: The dominant gekkonid lizard inhabiting the Knuckles massif. Lyriocephalus (Special Issue) 6(1–2): 137–144.
  • Ziesmann, S., Janzen, P. & Klaas, P. 2007. Die Vielfalt der Geckos [Sri Lankas]. Draco 7(30): 38–44.
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Vernacular names

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English: Dumbara Bent Toed Gecko