Gekko cib

Gekko cib
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. cib
Binomial name
Gekko cib Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang, 2021

Gekko cib, also known commonly as the CIB gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, cib, refers to the Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB), where the holotype was collected from a wall surface.

Geographic range

G. cib is found in Southwestern China, in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.

References

Further reading

• Lyu Z-T, Lin C-Y, Ren J-L, Jiang K, Zhang Y-P, Qi S, Wang J (2021). "Review of the Gekko (Japonigekko) subpalmatus complex (Squamata, Sauria, Gekkonidae), with description of a new species from China". Zootaxa 4951 (2): 236–258. (Gekko cib, new species).