Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori is a species of Asian bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species, which is endemic to Sri Lanka,[1][3] was originally described by Batuwita and Bahir in 2005.[2]
The specific name, edwardtaylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.[2][4]
Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori can grow to a snout–vent length of at least 96 mm (3.8 in). The number of scales under the fourth toe of C. edwardtaylori range from 7–8. The claws are short. The mental is subpentagonal. Midbody scales are in 29–30 rows. The head is not depressed. A preanal groove is absent.[2]
The dorsum is light brown with dark-brown bands. There is a pale canthal stripe.[2]
C. edwardtaylori is known only from Badulla District at elevations of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft) above sea level.[1]
C. edwardtaylori is oviparous.[3]
Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori is a species of Asian bent-toed gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species, which is endemic to Sri Lanka, was originally described by Batuwita and Bahir in 2005.
