Cyrtodactylus subsolanus

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Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. subsolanus
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus subsolanus Batuwita & Bahir, 2005

Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus subsolanus, is a species of geckos endemic to island of Sri Lanka.

Habitat & Distribution[]

Restricted to Dolahena Estate, near Morningside Forest Reserve, at the edge of Sinharaja.

Description[]

Head is broad. Scales under fourth toe 9-10. Long claws. Mental subtriangular. MIdventrals 30-32. Ventral scales imbricate to subimbricate. A single continuous series of 5 pores in pre-anal depression. Dorsum medium brown with 4 dark brown bands on body, the width of which exceed those of the lighter interspaces. A dark canthal stripe with same color found that meets on nape.

Ecology[]

Found on tree trunks in a cardamom plantations adjoining a tea garden.

References[]

• http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cyrtodactylus&species=subsolanus
• https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=818394
• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Cyrtodactylus_subsolanus/classification/
• http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Cyrtodactylus+subsolanus&where-photographer=Dr.+Peter+Janzen