Sabah bow-fingered gecko

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Sabah bow-fingered gecko
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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]

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References

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