Another species of lizard endemic to Vietnam has been discovered.
At Yang Bay waterfall in Khanh Hoa province, scientists have recently discovered a new species of gecko with a head-body length of approximately 92.3 mm. This gecko species is believed to be endemic to Vietnam.
The new lizard species is named Yang Bay gecko – Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis sp. nov. Ngo & Chan, 2010. This work was published in Zootaxa 2504, issue dated June 4, 2010.
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This lizard has small black spots on its head, dark blue eyes with orange-yellow pupils, discontinuous rings around its neck, 4-6 irregular dark brown stripes on its back or sometimes spots on its body between the forelegs and hindlegs, 6-8 precloacal openings in males, and a tail with alternating dark brown and pale white stripes.
There are currently about 20 known species of geckos in Vietnam, but up to 90% are endemic species. They are widely distributed throughout Vietnam, in many different habitats such as forests, limestone mountains, granite mountains, etc.
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