Sabah bow-fingered gecko

Sabah bow-fingered gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. ingeri
Binomial name
	Cyrtodactylus ingeri; Hikida, 1990
Synonyms
	Cyrtodactylus ingeri; Hikida, 1990; Gonydactylus ingeri; — Tan, 1993; Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus) ingeri; — Rösler, 2000; Cyrtodactylus ingeri; — Grismer, 2005;

Last updated October 06, 2025

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 2 3 4 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.
1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus ingeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2018.
1 2 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).
1 2 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).

Hikida, Tsutomu (1990). "Bornean gekkonid lizards of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species". Japanese Journal of Herpetology13 (3): 91-107. (Cyrtodactylus ingeri, new species).
Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 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).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus ingeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2018.

[EDR-3] 1 2 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).

[Das2006-4] 1 2 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).

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