title: Cyrtodactylus annandalei
text: # Cyrtodactylus annandalei
  
  Cyrtodactylus annandalei is a species of bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, annandalei, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Nelson Annandale.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  C. annandalei was discovered in 2000 in Myanmar's Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park and described in 2003. It is sympatric with Cyrtodactylus slowinskii.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of C. annandalei is forest.
  
  ## Description
  
  Small for its genus, C. annandalei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  C. annandalei is oviparous.
  
  ## Conservation status
  
  Since 2018, C. annandalei is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
  
  