Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. edwardtaylori
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| Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori | |
Calodactylus 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]
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).
External links
- Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cyrtodactylus&species=edwardtaylori
- 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
Further reading
- Batuwita, Sudesh; Bahir, Mohomed Mujythaba (2005). "Description of five new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka". Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl. Ser. (12): 351-380. (Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori, new species).