Sabah Bow-fingered Gecko

About the Sabah Bow-fingered Gecko

The Sabah bow-fingered gecko (Cyrtodactylus ingeri), also known commonly as Inger's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Sabah in Malaysia. The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.

The preferred natural habitat of C. ingeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft). C. ingeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in). C. ingeri is arboreal. C. ingeri preys upon arthropods.

C. ingeri is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs. Each egg measures 12 mm x 9 mm (.47 in x.35 in). 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 ingeri, new species).

Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus ingeri, p. 66). (in German). Tan, Fiu Lian (1993). Checklist of the Lizards... Wikipedia →