Скачать или смотреть Balu Bow-fingered Gecko: Kinabalu National Park, Sabah: Borneo Nature

Filmed this beautiful Balu bow-fingered Gecko, Cyrtodactylus baluensis, whilst herping in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia May 2022.

The Balu bow-fingered gecko or Besar Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus baluensis) is a species of gecko endemic to Borneo. It is known from Brunei, Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia), and East Kalimantan (Indonesia).

Family : GEKKONIDAE
Species : Cyrtodactylus baluensis
Size (snout to vent) : 8 cm
Size (total length) : 18 cm

This species occurs in the primary montane forests of Sabah, Northeast Borneo, mainly between 900 and 2200 metres elevation, although there are reports of its occurrence down to 200 metres in other parts of northern Borneo. At night it can be found clinging to gnarled tree trunks at eye-level or in crevices at the base of trees.

Its dorsal colour is light brown or fawn, with regular brownish-black bands crossing the body and tail. The back of the head may have a similar, but more broken, pattern, or it may be plainly coloured light brown. It lays two rounded eggs under the soil.

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Videography:
Christian Bassett
Editing:
Christian Bassett
Camera:
Sony 4K FDR-AX700 Camcorder