Wildlifeof India
Smith's Bent-toed Gecko
GeckosHemidactylus malcolmsmithi
Basic stats
Habitat
Shrubland and forest
Range
Punjab, northern India; type locality Beas River basin
Size
Head and body up to 5.4cm
Smith's bent-toed gecko, also called Malcolm's bow-fingered gecko, is endemic to India, found in Punjab; the type locality is the Beas River basin. Its preferred habitats are shrubland and forest. It is small for its genus, with a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length of 5.4 cm, and it lays eggs (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has 10–14 femoral pores on the underside of each thigh, the two series separated by two poreless scales.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Smith's Bent-toed Gecko live in?
- Shrubland and forest
- Where is the Smith's Bent-toed Gecko found?
- Punjab, northern India; type locality Beas River basin
- How big is the Smith's Bent-toed Gecko?
- Head and body up to 5.4cm