Cyrtodactylus subsolanus
| Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scleroglossa |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. subsolanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calodactylus subsolanus Batuwita & Bahir, 2005 | |
Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus subsolanus, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Habitat & Distribution
Restricted to Dolahena Estate, near Morningside Forest Reserve, at the edge of Sinharaja.
Description
Head is broad. Scales under fourth toe 9-10. Long claws. Mental subtriangular. MIdventrals 30-32. Ventral scales imbricate to subimbricate. A single continuous series of 5 pores in pre-anal depression. Dorsum medium brown with 4 dark brown bands on body, the width of which exceed those of the lighter interspaces. A dark canthal stripe with same color found that meets on nape.
Ecology
Found on tree trunks in a cardamom plantations adjoining a tea garden.
References
- http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cyrtodactylus&species=subsolanus
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=818394
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Cyrtodactylus_subsolanus/classification/
- http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Cyrtodactylus+subsolanus&where-photographer=Dr.+Peter+Janzen
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