Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Dark-collared Bent-toed Gecko
GeckosCyrtodactylus cracens
Basic stats
Habitat
Small rocky cave-like areas by forest streams, tree trunks, a cardamom plantation
Range
Endemic to Sri Lanka; around Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Size
At least 105mm snout–vent
The dark-collared bent-toed gecko is endemic to Sri Lanka and known from and around the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. It reaches a snout-vent length of at least 105 mm. The dorsal tubercles are flattened, the claws long, and there is a single series of five pre-anal pores in a shallow depression (Wikipedia, general species account).
It inhabits small cave-like rocky areas next to forest streams, as well as tree trunks in forest and a cardamom plantation. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Dark-collared Bent-toed Gecko live in?
- Small rocky cave-like areas by forest streams, tree trunks, a cardamom plantation
- Where is the Dark-collared Bent-toed Gecko found?
- Endemic to Sri Lanka; around Sinharaja Forest Reserve
- How big is the Dark-collared Bent-toed Gecko?
- At least 105mm snout–vent