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

Etymology

The specific name, ziegleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Thomas Ziegler.

Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

Geographic range

C. ziegleri is found in southern Vietnam, in Dak Lak Province.

Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ziegleri is forest, at altitudes of .

Cyrtodactylus ziegleri

Description

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

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. ziegleri is unknown.

References

Further reading

Nazarov RA, Orlov N, Nguyen NS, Ho TC (2008). "Taxonomy of Naked-Toes Geckos Cyrtodactylus irregularis Complex of South Vietnam and Description of a New Species from Chu Yang Sin Natural Park (Krong Bong District, Dac Lac Province, Vietnam)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 15 (2): 141–156. (Cyrtodactylus ziegleri, new species).

Cyrtodactylus

Reptiles described in 2008