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Cyrtodactylus cracens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Subclass
  
Diapsida

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Sauropsida

Infraclass
  
Lepidosauromorpha

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Slender-headed Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus cracens, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka.

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Habitat & Distribution

A narrow headed gecko, restricted to the midhills of Sinharaja.

Description

Dorsal tubercles are flattened, and claws long. Scales under fourth toe 7-9. Mental subtriangular, midbody scale rows 26-27. About 7 or 8 rows flattened of dorsal tubercles at midbody. Scales on venter imbricate, with rounded posterior edges. A single series of 5 pre-anal pores in a shallow pre-cloacal depression.

Ecology & Diet

Inhabits small, cave-like rocky areas adjoining forest streams.

References

Cyrtodactylus cracens Wikipedia