Son's bent-toed gecko

The Son's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus soni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. This species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology The specific name, soni, is in honor of Vietnamese herpetologist Son Lan Hung Nguyen.

Geographic range C. soni is found in northern Vietnam, in Ninh Bình Province.

Habitat The preferred natural habitats of C. soni are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of .

Description Medium-sized for its genus, C. soni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction The mode of reproduction of C. soni is unknown.

References

Further reading Le DT, Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Ziegler T (2016). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam". Zootaxa 4162 (2): 268–282. (Cyrtodactylus soni, new species).