Cyrtodactylus baluensis
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Kinabalu Bent-toed Gecko
Also known as:
Kinabalu Angle-toed Gecko
The highlands of Mt. Kinabalu are home to a pair of Cyrtodactylus species. C. baluensis is smaller and thinner and possesses more dark spots on the head than C. matsuii. This individual was small and thin (but could have been a youngster?), and had a fairly spotty head. Therefore I think it's C. baluensis, but I wouldn't place any large bets on that. (Sorry for the crappy iPhone picture, but it was raining and I didn't want to expose my bigger camera at the time.)
This one was also small and thin, and had a very spotty head. It struck me as being more clearly an adult than the previous one, so I'm more confident that this one is C. baluensis.
Online references:
- Cyrtodactylus baluensis account on The Reptile Database
- Cyrtodactylus baluensis account on Ecology Asia
Printed references:
- Das, I. 2010. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-east Asia
- Das, I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo
- Malkmus, R., Manthey, U. Vogel, G., Hoffmann, P., & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians & Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo)