Cyrtodactylus hikidai is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Natuna Besar in Indonesia.[1]

Cyrtodactylus hikidai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. hikidai
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus hikidai
Riyanto, 2012

Etymology

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The specific name, hikidai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Tsutomu Hikida.[1]

Description

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Large for its genus, C. hikidai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.2 cm (4.0 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus hikidai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

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  • Riyanto A (2012). "Cyrtodactylus hikidai sp. nov. (Squamata: Gekkonidae): a new bent toed gecko from Mount Ranai, Bunguran island, Indonesia". Zootaxa 3583: 22–30. (Cyrtodactylus hikidai, new species).