Cyrtodactylus sadleiri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. sadleiri
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus sadleiri Wells & Wellington, 1985
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Synonyms[2] | |
Cyrtodactylus sadleiri, also known commonly as Sadleir's bow-fingered gecko and the Christmas Island forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Christmas Island, Australia.[2]
The specific name, sadleiri, is in honour of "Dr. R. Sadleir".[2]
The preferred natural habitat of C. sadleiri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]