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

Etymology

The specific name, kingsadai, is in honor of Laotian herpetologist Phouthone Kingsada (died 2012).

Cyrtodactylus kingsadai

Geographic range

C. kingsadai is found in southern Vietnam, in Phu Yen Province.

Cyrtodactylus kingsadai

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. kingsadai is shrubland, at altitudes of .

Cyrtodactylus kingsadai

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, C. kingsadai may attain a snout-to-vent length of .

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. kingsadai is unknown.

References

Further reading

Ziegler T, Phung TM, Le MD, Nguyen TQ (2013). "A new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Phu Yen Province, southern Vietnam". Zootaxa 3686 (4): 432–446. (Cyrtodactylus kingsadai, new species).

Cyrtodactylus

Reptiles described in 2013