Cyrtodactylus subsolanus

Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Sauropsida
Subclass:	Diapsida
Infraclass:	Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scleroglossa
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. subsolanus
Binomial name
Calodactylus subsolanus Batuwita & Bahir, 2005

Sinharaja Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus subsolanus, is a species of gecko 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
• http://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