Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori
Cyrtodactylus 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.
| Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. edwardtaylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori Batuwita & Bahir, 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.
The dorsum is gray-brown, with three dark brown bands. There is a dark canthal stripe that meets at nape. The lips are yellow..
Geographic range
In Sri Lanka C. edwardtaylori is known only from Tonacombe Estate, Namunukula, and Badulla.
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).
- Species Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
External links
- 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 Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement Series (12): 351-380. (Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori, new species).
- Somaweera R, Somaweera N (2009). Lizards of Sri Lanka: A Colour Guide with Field Keys. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 304 pp. ISBN 978-3899734782.
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