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

Etymology

The specific name, teyniei, is in honor of French herpetologist Alexandre Teynié, who collected the holotype.

Cyrtodactylus teyniei

Geographic range

C. teyniei is found in central Laos, in Borikhamxay Province.

Cyrtodactylus teyniei

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. teyniei are forest and dry caves.

Cyrtodactylus teyniei

Description

C. teyniei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. teyniei is unknown.

References

Further reading

David P, Nguyen TQ, Schneider N, Ziegler T (2011). "A new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from central Laos (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa 2833: 29–40. (Cyrtodactylus teyniei, new species).

Cyrtodactylus

Reptiles described in 2011