Sabah bow-fingered gecko

Sabah bow-fingered gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. ingeri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus ingeri
Hikida, 1990
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyrtodactylus ingeri
    Hikida, 1990
  • Gonydactylus ingeri
    — Tan, 1993
  • Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus) ingeri
    — Rösler, 2000
  • Cyrtodactylus ingeri
    — Grismer, 2005

The Sabah bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus ingeri), also known commonly as Inger's bow-fingered gecko,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sabah in Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ingeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).[1]

Description

C. ingeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[4]

Behavior

C. ingeri is arboreal.[1]

Diet

C. ingeri preys upon arthropods.[1]

Reproduction

C. ingeri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs. Each egg measures 12 mm x 9 mm (.47 in x .35 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus ingeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T101742312A101742315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101742312A101742315.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus ingeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtodactylus ingeri, p. 129).
  4. ^ a b Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Cyrtodactylus ingeri, p. 94).

Further reading

  • Hikida, Tsutomu (1990). "Bornean gekkonid lizards of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species". Japanese Journal of Herpetology 13 (3): 91-107. (Cyrtodactylus ingeri, new species).
  • Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus ingeri, p. 66). (in German).
  • Tan, Fiu Lian (1993). Checklist of the Lizards of Sabah, Borneo. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications. 18 pp. (Gonydactylus ingeri, new combination).