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Cyrtodactylus pageli

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
Cyrtodactylus pageli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. pageli
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus pageli

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

The specific name, pageli, is in honor of German zoologist Theodor Bernhard Pagel.[2]

Geographic range

C. pageli is found in northwestern Laos, in Vientiane Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. pageli are forest and dry caves, at altitudes of 260–300 m (850–980 ft).[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, C. pageli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[2]

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