Family : GEKKONIDAE
Species : Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus
Size (snout to vent) : up to 77 mm
Size (total length) : up to ~ 160 mm
This species occurs in
lowland forest and peat swamp forest in northern parts of Borneo. It is
arboreal and nocturnal.
It is of typical Cyrtodactylus shape, with a slender body, slender
forelimbs and moderate sized head. Its dorsal surface bears numerous
tubercles and is greyish or brownish and patterned with dark brown or dark
grey bars or pairs of blotches, and the tail is banded.
Its diet comprises insects including ants and cockroaches.
Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus is endemic to the island of Borneo, and
appears to be restricted to Sarawak and Brunei.
Fig 1 : Example from Lambir Hills, Sarawak, Malaysia Borneo found clinging
to the trunk of a leafy sapling a few metres from a forest stream.
Fig 2 : Stream through lowland forest in Lambir Hills, Sarawak. The example
Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus was found here.
References : H12
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