Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, tautbatorum, is in honor of the Tau't-Bato peoples.[2]
Description
C. tautbatorum is a small species for its genus. It has a dorsal pattern of transverse body bands which have a "bow-tie" shape. Similar species have transverse body bands which have a "dumbbell" shape.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum, p. 261).
Further reading
- Welton LJ, Siler CD, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2009). "A new bent-toed gecko (genus Cyrtodactylus) from southern Palawan Island, Philippines and clarification of the taxonomic status of C. annulatus ". Herpetologica 65 (3): 328–343. (Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum, new species).