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Cyrtodactylus zugii

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

Cyrtodactylus zugi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Batanta and Waigeo Islands in Indonesia.[2]

The specific name, zugi, is in honor of American herpetologist George R. Zug.[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. zugi is forest.[1]

Description

Very large and robust for its genus, C. zugi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 16 cm (6.3 in).[2]

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