Cyrtodactylus annulatus

Least Concern
Kingdom:    Animalia
Phylum:    Chordata
Class:    Reptilia
Order:     Squamata
Family:     Gekkonidae
Genus:    Cyrtodactylus
Common Name:    annulated bent-toed gecko
Ecological Status:    Philippine endemic

About the Species:

Cyrtodactylus annulatus (Taylor, 1915)

            Cyrtodactylus annulatus or the Annulated Bent-toed Gecko is a species of gecko characterized by having a head clearly differentiated from the neck, a short conical snout, two black lines running across its eyes, a visible tympanum, rough body scales, a brown dorsum with dark splotches and five thick digits on each forelimb and hindlimb. This is endemic in the Philippines particularly in the islands of Mindanao, Bohol, Camiguin, Leyte, Cebu, Negros, Palawan and several islands of central and western Philippines. This species is recorded from a wide variety of microhabitats including in the forest floor, under rotting logs, beneath barks, on the surface of stumps and living trees and in arboreal ferns at heights 25 to 50 feet. In MHRWS, this species is commonly observed in the rotting log and in the leaf litter in the forests floor.

Reference:

Brown, R. & Rico, E. 2009. Cyrtodactylus annulatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009:  

e.T169838A6680602. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169838A6680602.en. Downloaded on 24 July 2018.