Sabah bow-fingered gecko explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.^[1]

Habitat

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

Description

C. ingeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8cm (03inches).^[2]

Behavior

C. ingeri is arboreal.

Diet

C. ingeri preys upon arthropods.

Reproduction

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

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).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [species:Indraneil Das|Das I]