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Family : GEKKONIDAE
Species : Cyrtodactylus consobrinus
Size (snout to vent) : 13 cm
Size (total length) : 28 cm
Cyrtodactylus
consobrinus (Peters' Forest Gecko) inhabits lowland primary rainforest
or mature secondary forest.
The background colour is
dark brown or blackish in juveniles, and speckled medium brown in adults.
The species is easily identified by the narrow bands of white or cream
across the dorsum and along the tail : in adults these bands become
dark-edged. The head is decorated with a symmetrical arrangement of pale or
cream reticulations.
By day this gecko will lie
hidden in tree crevices, only emerging after the forest is in full darkness.
It can sometimes be found near cave entrances : presumably it hides in rock
crevices too.
Peter's Forest Gecko, also known as Peter's Slender-toed or Bent-toed Gecko,
ranges from southern Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to
Sumatra and Borneo.
Fig 1 : Full-grown adult on a steep river bank in Johor, Peninsular
Malaysia.
Fig 2 : Juvenile clinging to rock outcrop, Bukit Timah, Singapore.
References :
Manthey U., Grossmann W., 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Sudostasiens.
Natur und Tier - Verlag.
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