Cyrtodactylus sworderi

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Cyrtodactylus sworderi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. sworderi
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus sworderi
(M.A. Smith, 1925)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gymnodactylus sworderi
    M.A. Smith, 1925
  • Cyrtodactylus sworderi
    Rösler, 2000

Cyrtodactylus sworderi, also known commonly as the Johore bow-fingered gecko, the Kota-tinggi forest gecko, and Sworder's bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, sworderi, is in honor of Mr. Hope Sworder, who collected the holotype.[2][3]

Geographic range

C. sworderi is known from the Malaysian state of Johor.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural

wetlands.[1]

Description

Adults of C. sworderi have a

snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. sworderi is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.
  • Grismer LL, Wood PL, Youmans TM (2007). "Redescription of the geckonid lizard Cyrtodactylus sworderi (Smith 1925) from Southern Peninsular Malaysia". Hamadryad 31 (2): 250–257.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtodactylus sworderi, new combination, p. 67). (in German).
  • Smith MA (1925). "A new Ground-Gecko (Gymnodactylus) from the Malay Peninsula". Journal of the Malaysian Branch, Royal Asiatic Society, Singapore 3 (1): 87. (Gymnodactylus sworderi, new species).