Biology:Hikida's bow-fingered gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Hikida's bow-fingered gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. matsuii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus matsuii
Hikida, 1990
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyrtodactylus matsumii
    Hikida, 1990
  • Gonydactylus matsuii
    — Tan, 1993
  • Cyrtodactylus matsuii
    — Rösler, 2000

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.[3]

Geographic range

On Borneo, C. matsui is found in the Malaysian state of Sabah.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. matsuii is montane forests at altitudes of 900–1,600 m (3,000–5,200 ft).[4]

Description

C. matsuii is heavy-bodied and may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in). 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.[4]

Diet

C. matsuii preys on arthropods, especially insects.[4]

Reproduction

C. matsuii is oviparous.[2] However, details of its reproductive habits are unrecorded.[4]

References

  1. McGuire J, Iskandar D (2018). "Cyrtodactylus matsumii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T101754410A101754422. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101754410A101754422.en. Downloaded on 26 November 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cyrtodactylus matsuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. 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 matsuii, p. 171).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Book. 144 pp. ISBN:0-88359-061-1. ("Matsui's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus matsuii ", p. 95).

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. ISBN:978-3904144834.
  • 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.


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