Yoshi's bow-fingered gecko explained

Yoshi's bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus yoshii) s a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, yoshii, is in honor of Japanese biologist Ryozo Yoshii (died ca. 1999).^[1]

Geographic range

C. yoshii is found in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. yoshii is forest, where it can be found on the trunks of trees and on the walls of man-made structures.

Description

Large and robust for its genus, C. yoshii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.6cm (03.8inches).^[2]

Diet

C. yoshii preys upon large insects.^[2]

Reproduction

C. yoshii is oviparous, but further details of its reproductive habits are unknown.^[2]

Further reading

• Das I (2005). "Bornean Geckos of the Genus Cyrtodactylus". Gekko 4 (2): 11–19.
• Goldberg SR, Bursey CR (2017). "Cyrtodactylus yoshii (Yoshi's Bow-fingered Gecko) Endoparasites". Herpetological Review 48 (2): 436.
• Hikida T (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 yoshii, new species).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus yoshii, p. 67). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [:fr:Indraneil Das|Das I]