Dumbara Bent-toed Gecko

The Dumbara bent-toed gecko, or Knuckles bent-toed gecko, is found only in the Knuckles Mountain Range of Sri Lanka. The head is not depressed, the snout short and the body robust, with a long, slender tail. It is greyish brown above with five dark brown bands, a dark stripe from the nose through the eye, a marbled pattern on the flanks and dark spots on the forehead (Wikipedia, general species account).

It has been found in cardamom barns, on walls of tea estate buildings, and on tree trunks in densely shaded areas and rock caves. It feeds on insects and their larvae. Females lay two large spherical eggs, about 18 by 15 mm, in tree holes, rock crevices or gaps between bricks in abandoned houses from June to August, and hatchlings of 38 to 41 mm emerge in August and September. Nationally Critically Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).