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Cyrtodactylus buchardi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Sauria

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Gekkonidae

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Cyrtodactylus buchardi is a species of gecko recently described from Champasak Province, Laos.

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Etymology

The specific name, buchardi, is in honor of French businessman Michel Buchard for his longtime financial support of herpetology.

Description

C. buchardi has a more slender body than other Cyrtodactylus, a barely visible lateral fold, a slender but short tail, only 12 subdigital lamellae beneath its 4th toe, and 25 rows of tuberculate dorsal scales. It also has no precloacal groove, three series of enlarged precloacal scales, no enlarged femoral scales, no distinctly enlarged subcaudal scales, 13-14 supralabials, a dorsal pattern made of five transversal series of irregular blotches, and a nuchal collar not reaching the posterior margin of the eyes.

References

Cyrtodactylus buchardi Wikipedia