Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. edwardtaylori
Binomial name
	Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori; & , 2005

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori is a species of Asian bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species, which is endemic to Sri Lanka, was originally described by Batuwita and Bahir in 2005.

Etymology[]

The specific name, edwardtaylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.^[1]

Description[]

The number of scales under the fourth toe of C. edwardtaylori range from 7-8. The claws are short. The mental is subpentagonal. Midbody scales are in 29-30 rows. The head is not depressed. A preanal groove is absent.^{[citation needed]}

The dorsum is gray-brown, with three dark brown bands. There is a dark canthal stripe that meets at nape. The lips are yellow.^{[citation needed]}.

Geographic range[]

In Sri Lanka C. edwardtaylori is known only from Tonacombe Estate, Namunukula, and Badulla.^{[citation needed]}

Reproduction[]

C. edwardtaylori is oviparous.^[2]

References[]

^ 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 edwardtaylori, p. 261).
^ Species Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

External links[]

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at Animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Cyrtodactylus_edwardtaylori/classification/
Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). https://www.gbif.org/species/5960184
Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=818324