Cyrtodactylus halmahericus (MERTENS, 1929)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Gymnodactylus fumosus halmahericus MERTENS 1929: 237 Cyrtodactylus halmahericus — OLIVER et al. 2009
Distribution	Indonesia (Halmahera) Type locality: Halmahera
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: SMF 8233
Diagnosis
Comment	This species has previously been considered as a synonym of C. marmoratus and later Cyrtodactylus fumosus and is thus very similar to these species.
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Mertens, R. 1929. Zwei neue Haftzeher aus dem Indo—Australischen Archipel (Rept.). Senckenbergiana, 11:237-241. Mertens, R. 1967. Die herpetologische Sektion des Natur-Museums und Forschungs-Institutes Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main nebst einem Verzeichnis ihrer Typen. Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 1-106 - get paper here OLIVER , PAUL; PAUL EDGAR, MUMPUNI, DJOKO T. ISKANDAR & RON LILLEY 2009. A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from Seram Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa 2115: 47-55 - get paper here Setiadi, M. I. & A. Hamidy, 2006. Jenis-Jenis Herpetofauna di Pulau Halmahera. Kerjasama antara Pusat Studi Biodiversitas dan Konservasi Universitas Indonesia dan Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Puslit Biologi Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia. - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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