Malayan Forest Gecko Cyrtodactylus pulchellus
Endangered
Malaysia (Peninsular)
The Malaysian Forest Gecko is a nocturnal and scansorial species that lives in granite rock-forest (Grismer et al. 2012). Occasionally animals will opportunistically utilize nearby vegetation and the outer walls of buildings (L. Grismer and E. Quah pers. comm. 2017).
Continued collection of the Malaysian Forest Gecko for the pet trade poses a threat to their survival, as does continued hill side development for housing and agriculture on this heavily-developed island (L. Grismer and E. Quah pers. comm. 2017).
IUCN Red list
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Further Information
Quah, E. & Grismer, L. 2018. Cyrtodactylus pulchellus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T101949746A101949754. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101949746A101949754.en. Downloaded on 05 February 2021.
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