Tamai bent-toed gecko

The Tamai bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.

Tamai bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. tamaiensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis
(M.A. Smith, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus khasiensis tamaiensis
    M.A. Smith, 1940
  • Cyrtodactylus khasiensis tamaiensis
    — Kluge, 2001
  • Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis
    — Mahony, 2009

Geographic range

C. tamaiensis is known only from the Nam Tamai Valley in northern Myanmar.[1]

Description

The holotype of C. tamaiensis has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in). It has a dorsal color pattern of dense pale and dark brown marbling.[1]

References
  1. Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading
  • Mahony, Stephen (2009). "Taxonomic status of Cyrtodactylus khasiensis tamaiensis (Smith, 1940) and description of a new species allied to C. chrysopylos Bauer, 2003 from Myanmar (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Hamadryad 34 (1): 62–74. (Cyrtodactylus tamaiensis, new status).
  • Smith MA (1940). "The Amphibians and Reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma". Records of the Indian Museum 42: 465–486. (Gymnodactylus khasiensis tamaiensis, new subspecies, p. 475).


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