''Cyrtodactylus angularis'', also known
commonly as the angulated bow-fingered gecko or the angled forest gecko, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Gekkonidae
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. The species is
endemic
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to
Thailand
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.
Geographic range
''C. angularis'' is known from
Saraburi Province, Thailand.
Reproduction
''C. angularis'' is
oviparous
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.
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References
Further reading
* Smith MA (1921). "New or Little-known Reptiles and Batrachians from Southern Annam (Indo-China)". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1921: 423–440. (''Gymnodactylus peguensis'' Var. ''angularis'', new variety, pp. 427–428, Text-figure 1C).
*Smith MA (1935). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (''Gymnodactylus angularis'', p. 52).
* Underwood G (1954). "On the classification and evolution of geckos". ''Proc. Zool. Soc. London'' 124 (3): 469–492. (''Cyrtodactylus angularis'', new combination, p. 475).
Cyrtodactylus
Reptiles described in 1921
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