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Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus TAYLOR, 1962

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Taylor's Bow-fingered Gecko, Four-striped Forest Gecko, Marbled Bent-toed Gecko
G: Vierstreifen-Bogenfingergecko 
SynonymCyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus TAYLOR 1962: 210
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus — TAYLOR 1963: 722
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 227
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus — COX et al. 1998: 89
Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus) quadrivirgatus — RÖSLER 2000: 67
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus — GRISMER 2011
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 
DistributionThailand (Khao Chong, Trang, Pattani, Narathiwat),
W Malaysia (Pulau Pangkor, Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pulau Tioman), Singapore, 0-1400 m elevation

Type locality: Khao Chong Forest Experiment Station, Trang Province, Thailand.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: FMNH 178214 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A terrestrial species 67 mm. snout to vent; head blackish brown above; a strong blackish stripe from eye along dorsolateral part of body to base of tail; a second stripe, less distinct, begins behind orbit, fuses on neck with its fellow, then separating they continue to base of tail separately but are connected at two or three points; five grayish lines, one below, one above dorsolateral black stripe on each side, and a median, interrupted line; or lines may be broken tending to form transverse bands. Tail with transverse black bands separated by white bands that may or may not be complete. No median enlarged series of scales under tail; usually four preanal pores in both male and female (Sometimes the scales are pierced with pores; sometimes there is only circular depression); no curved band across nape extending to eyes. (Taylor 1962: 210) 
CommentHabitat: this is a forest dwelling, scansorial, habitat generalist ranging from sea level to 1400 m in elevation.

Distribution: Not in Indonesia (N Sumatra, Borneo) fide IUCN assessment. 
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