Wildlifeof Singapore
Singapore Bent-toed Gecko
GekkonidaeCyrtodactylus majulah
Basic stats
Habitat
Swamp forest
Range
Singapore (Central Catchment Nature Reserve) and Pulau Bintan, Riau Archipelago
Size
Maximum 68.0mm snout–vent
Cyrtodactylus majulah is a bent-toed gecko described in 2012 from Nee Soon swamp forest in Singapore's Central Catchment Nature Reserve; it also occurs on Pulau Bintan. It reaches a maximum snout–vent length of 68.0 mm, with a strongly tuberculated body and limbs and no femoral pores. It lays eggs. Earlier Singapore records were identified as C. quadrivirgatus. The name is the Malay word majulah, meaning go forward (Reptile Database, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Singapore Bent-toed Gecko live in?
- Swamp forest
- Where is the Singapore Bent-toed Gecko found?
- Singapore (Central Catchment Nature Reserve) and Pulau Bintan, Riau Archipelago
- How big is the Singapore Bent-toed Gecko?
- Maximum 68.0mm snout–vent