Sabah bow-fingered gecko
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| Sabah bow-fingered gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. ingeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus ingeri Hikida, 1990
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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[edit]
The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of C. ingeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
C. ingeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[4]
Reproduction[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus ingeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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).