Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Subclass Diapsida Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Class Sauropsida Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha | |
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Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus subsolanus, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
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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
Cyrtodactylus subsolanus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA