Hikida's bow-fingered gecko explained

Hikida's bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus matsuii), also known commonly as Matsui's bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, matsuii, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Masafumi Matsui.^[1]

Geographic range

On Borneo, C. matsui is found in the Malaysian state of Sabah.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. matsuii is montane forests at altitudes of 900-.

Description

C. matsuii is heavy-bodied and may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5cm (04.1inches). Dorsally, it has a pattern of irregular dark brown crossbars on a ground color which is yellowish tan. Ventrally, it is uniformly pale gray or pale brown.^[2]

Diet

C. matsuii preys on arthropods, especially insects.^[2]

Reproduction

C. matsuii is oviparous. However, details of its reproductive habits are unrecorded.^[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 matsuii, new species).
• Malkmus, Rudolf; Manthey, Ulrich; Vogel, Gernot; Hoffmann, Peter; Kosuch, Joachim (2002). Amphibians and Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). Ruggell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Ganther Verlag. 424 pp. .
• Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannte Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Cyrtodactylus matsuii, p. 66). (in German).
• Tan, Fiu Lian (1993). Checklist of the Lizards of Sabah, Borneo. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Natural History Publications. 18 pp.

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cyrtodactylus matsuii, p. 171).
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