''Cyrtodactylus sumuroi'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
, a
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family
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Gekkonidae. The species is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Samar
Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...
in the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
.
Etymology
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specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''sumuroi'', is in honor of
Filipino
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hero
Agustín Sumuroy
Agustín Sumuroy ''(better known as Juan Sumuroy)'' was a Filipino hero and Waray leader of the Sumuroy Rebellion, a rebellion of native Filipinos against colonial Spanish forces that occurred in eastern Visayas in 1649-1650.
Agustin Sumuroy ...
, also known as Juan Sumuroy, who led a rebellion against Spanish colonialism in 1649.
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Description
Adults of ''C. sumuroi'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about .[
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Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''C. sumoroi'' is unknown.[
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References
Further reading
* Goldberg SR, Bursey CR (2019). "''Cyrtodactylus sumuroi'' Endoparasites". ''Herpetological Review'' 50 (2): 372.
* Oaks JR, Siler CD, Brown RM (2019). "The comparative biogeography of Philippine geckos challenges predictions from a paradigm of climate-driven vicariant diversification across an island archipelago". ''Evolution'' 73 (6): 1151–1167.
* Welton LJ, Siler CD, Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2010). "Philippine Bent-Toed Geckos of the ''Cyrtodactylus agusanensis'' Complex: Multilocus Phylogeny, Morphological Diversity, and Descriptions of Three New Species". ''Herpetological Monographs'' 24 (1): 55–85. (''Cyrtodactylus sumuroi'', new species).
Cyrtodactylus
Reptiles described in 2010
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