Cyrtodactylus caovansungi

Cyrtodactylus caovansungi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, caovansungi, is in honor of Vietnamese biologist .

Geographic range

C. caovansungi is found in southern Vietnam, in Ninh Thuan Province

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. caovansungi is forest at an altitude of .

Description

Relatively large for its genus, C. caovansungi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , plus a tail length of .

Reproduction

C. caovansungi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• , , , , (2007). "A New Species of the Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 and Redescription of Cyrtodactylus paradoxus (Darevsky et Szczerbak, 1997) [Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae] from South Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology 14 (2): 145–152. (Cyrtodactylus caovansungi, new species).