Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori

Name

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori Batuwita & Bahir, 2005: 362

• Holotype: WHT 6067, adult ♂, collected by M. M. Bahir, S. Batuwita & M. Meegaskumbura in April 1999.
• Type locality: “Tonacombe Estate, Namunukula, Badulla District (06°52’N, 81°07’E, alt. 1320 m)”, Sri lanka.
• Paratypes (n=2): WHT 6066, adult ♀, and WHT 6068, adult ♀, same data as for the holotype.

References

Primary references

• Batuwita, S. & Bahir, M.M. 2005. Description of five new species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 12: 351–380. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 February 2023.
• Ukuwela, K. & Kannishka, S. 2021. IUCN: Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197222A123312122. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197222A123312122.en. Accessed on 12 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Edward Taylor's Bow-fingered Gecko