title: Ota's bent-toed gecko
text: # Ota's bent-toed gecko
  
  Ota's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus otai) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  C. otai is found in northwestern Vietnam, in Hòa Bình Province and Sơn La Province.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of C. otai are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 980–1,230 m (3,220–4,040 ft).
  
  ## Description
  
  Medium-sized for its genus, C. otai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  C. otai is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs. Each egg measures on average 14 mm x 9 mm (0.55 in x 0.35 in).
  
  