Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Etymology The specific name, nuaulu, is in honor of the Nuaulu people.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cyrtodactylus nuaulu, p. 191).
Geographic distribution Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is found on Seram Island in Maluku Province, Indonesia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is forest, at elevations as high as .
Behavior Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is arboreal.
Reproduction Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is oviparous.
Conservation status Cyrtodactylus nuaulu is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. The species is only known to occur in a small area and is threatened by illegal logging.
References
Further reading Oliver, Paul; Edgar, Paul; Mumpuni [mononym]; Iskandar, Djoko T.; Lilley, Ron (2009). "A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from Seram Island, Indonesia". Zootaxa 2115: 47–55. (Cyrtodactylus nuaulu, new species).