Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. edwardtaylori
Binomial name
	Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori; Batuwita & Bahir, 2005

Last updated August 10, 2024

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori is a species of Asian bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species, which is endemic to Sri Lanka,^[1]^[3] was originally described by Sri Lankan herpetologists Sudesh Batuwita and Mohomed M. Bahir in 2005.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, edwardtaylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.^[2]^[4]

Description

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori can grow to a snout–vent length of at least 96 mm (3.8 in). The number of scales under the fourth toe of C. edwardtaylori range from 7–8. The claws are short. The mental is subpentagonal. Midbody scales are in 29–30 rows. The head is not depressed. A preanal groove is absent.^[2]

The dorsum is light brown with dark-brown bands. There is a pale canthal stripe.^[2]

Geographic range

C. edwardtaylori is known only from Badulla District at elevations of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft) above sea level.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. edwardtaylori is forest, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as cardamom plantations, tea plantations, house interiors, and under bridges.^[1]

Behavior

C. edwardtaylori is nocturnal and arboreal, usually found on tree trunks at heights of 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) above the ground.^[1]

Reproduction

C. edwardtaylori is oviparous.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Ukuwela, K.; Kannishka, S. (2021). "Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T197222A123312122. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197222A123312122.en . Retrieved 21 October 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 Batuwita, Sudesh; Bahir, Mohomed M. (2005). "Description of five new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement No. 12: 351–380. (Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori, new species)
1 2 Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 October 2022.
↑ 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 edwardtaylori, p. 261).