Cyrtodactylus wallacei

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Cyrtodactylus wallacei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi.{{NRDB species|genus=Cyrtodactylus|species=wallacei|accessdate=22 March 2018}}

Etymology

The specific name, wallacei, is in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.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 wallacei, p. 279).

Description

Large for its genus, C. wallacei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{convert|11|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

Reproduction

C. wallacei is oviparous.

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Category:Cyrtodactylus

Category:Reptiles described in 2008

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