Cyrtodactylus adleri

Cyrtodactylus adleri is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Asia.

Cyrtodactylus adleri
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. adleri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus adleri Das, 1997

Etymology

The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Adler (born 1940).^[2]

Geographic range

C. adleri is found in the Nicobar Islands of India.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. adleri is forest.^[1]

Description

C. adleri was earlier thought to be conspecific with C. rubidus. It can be differentiated from it by its dark spots (vs. dark bands) on the dorsum; differences in the midventral and postnasal scales; and presence of the pre-anal groove.^[3] C. adleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in).^[4]

Behavior

C. adleri is nocturnal and arboreal.^[4]

Reproduction

C. adleri is oviparous.^[5]