Cyrtodactylus cracens
Slender-headed Bent-toed Gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Subclass: | Diapsida |
Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Scleroglossa |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. caracens |
Binomial name | |
Calodactylus cracens Batuwita & Bahir, 2005 | |
Slender-headed Bent-toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus cracens, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Habitat & Distribution
A narrow headed gecko, restricted to the midhills of Sinharaja.
Description
Dorsal tubercles are flattened, and claws long. Scales under fourth toe 7-9. Mental subtriangular, midbody scale rows 26-27. About 7 or 8 rows flattened of dorsal tubercles at midbody. Scales on venter imbricate, with rounded posterior edges. A single series of 5 pre-anal pores in a shallow pre-cloacal depression.
Ecology & Diet
Inhabits small, cave-like rocky areas adjoining forest streams.