Hikida's bow-fingered gecko

Hikida's bow-fingered gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. matsuii
Binomial name
	Cyrtodactylus matsuii; Hikida, 1990
Synonyms
	Cyrtodactylus matsumii ; Hikida, 1990; Gonydactylus matsuii ; — Tan, 1993; Cyrtodactylus matsuii ; — Rösler, 2000;

Hikida's bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus matsuii), also known commonly as Matsui's bent-toed gecko and the Sabah mountain bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, matsuii, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Masafumi Matsui.^[3]

Geographic distribution

On Borneo, Cyrtodactylus matsuii is found in the Malaysian state of Sabah.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of Cyrtodactylus matsuii is montane forests at altitudes of 900–1,600 m (3,000–5,200 ft).^[4]

Description

Cyrtodactylus matsuii is heavy-bodied and may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in). Dorsally, it has a pattern of irregular dark brown crossbars on a ground color which is yellowish tan. Ventrally, it is uniformly pale gray or pale brown.^[4]

Diet

Cyrtodactylus matsuii preys on arthropods, especially insects.^[4]

Reproduction

Cyrtodactylus matsuii is oviparous.^[2] However, details of its reproductive habits are unrecorded.^[4]

References

↑ McGuire J, Iskandar D (2018). "Cyrtodactylus matsumii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T101754410A101754422. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101754410A101754422.en. Downloaded on 26 November 2020.
1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus matsuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
↑ 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 matsuii, p. 171).
1 2 3 4 Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Book. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. ("Matsui's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus matsuii ", p. 95).

Hikida, Tsutomu (1990). "Bornean gekkonid lizards of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species". Japanese Journal of Herpetology 13 (3): 91–107. (Cyrtodactylus matsuii, new species).
Malkmus, Rudolf; Manthey, Ulrich; Vogel, Gernot; Hoffmann, Peter; Kosuch, Joachim (2002). Amphibians and Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). Ruggell, Liechtenstein: A.R.G. Ganther Verlag. 424 pp. ISBN 978-3904144834.
Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannte Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus matsuii, p. 66). (in German).
Tan, Fui Lian (1993). Checklist of Lizards of Sabah. Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: White Lotus Press. 18 pp.

[1] McGuire J, Iskandar D (2018). "Cyrtodactylus matsumii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T101754410A101754422. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101754410A101754422.en. Downloaded on 26 November 2020.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus matsuii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

[3] 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 matsuii, p. 171).

[Das2006-4] 1 2 3 4 Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Book. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. ("Matsui's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus matsuii ", p. 95).

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