Thank you so much for taking the time to add this extra information Albert! It is most interesting. Please feel free to add it to the Notes section. We will make sure this special little guy gets the recognition it deserves!
I read from another source that this species 'inhabits forests from 600 - 1,150 masl in the Tititwangsa mountain range of Peninsular Malaysia'.
I found this particular one, only one in this trip, in Cameron Highlands and I have been to Cameron Highlands for photo trips for more than 10 times. This is the first time I saw them.
With regards to the altitude, it was seen at the altitude of around 1,600-1,700 masl! What I noticed since the last 10 years, due to deforestation in Cameron Highlands for agriculture plantations, the temperature in Cameron Highlands is no longer as cold as it used to be. I remember back in the 80s, it can gets very cold in the evening and early mornings, not surprising to register temperatures of as low as 15C. However, in recent years and particularly in this trip, the night temperature was around 23-24C! I think it is possible that this species are able to survives now at the higher altitudes of Cameron Highlands because the temperature has risen.
Wonderful spotting Albert! We like endemic species on Project Noah, and we like it when a species makes a first time appearance! Do you have any more detailed information to share, in particular regarding the habitat and the number of individuals seen? I am asking this as this species is listed as data deficient by the IUCN. In particular, there seems to be no direct habitat information available for this species there, and it is inferred from its distribution that it inhabits forests. "The area of Malaysia in which this species occurs is under threat from deforestation. It is not known, however, what effect this, or any other threat, is having on the species".
9 Comments
Thanks, @triggsturner :)
Congrats on yr SOTD Albert. Fascinating gecko.
Thanks, @Ashley for this unexpected SOTD :)
Congrats Albert, this awesome close up has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/pho...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/7...
Thanks again, @Daniele.
I have a lot of highly endemic Spottings in my collections :D
Thanks, @Felix Fleck for your kind comments :)
Thank you so much for taking the time to add this extra information Albert! It is most interesting. Please feel free to add it to the Notes section.
We will make sure this special little guy gets the recognition it deserves!
Hi Daniele, thanks for you comments and interest.
I read from another source that this species 'inhabits forests from 600 - 1,150 masl in the Tititwangsa mountain range of Peninsular Malaysia'.
I found this particular one, only one in this trip, in Cameron Highlands and I have been to Cameron Highlands for photo trips for more than 10 times. This is the first time I saw them.
With regards to the altitude, it was seen at the altitude of around 1,600-1,700 masl! What I noticed since the last 10 years, due to deforestation in Cameron Highlands for agriculture plantations, the temperature in Cameron Highlands is no longer as cold as it used to be. I remember back in the 80s, it can gets very cold in the evening and early mornings, not surprising to register temperatures of as low as 15C. However, in recent years and particularly in this trip, the night temperature was around 23-24C! I think it is possible that this species are able to survives now at the higher altitudes of Cameron Highlands because the temperature has risen.
Wonderful spotting Albert! We like endemic species on Project Noah, and we like it when a species makes a first time appearance! Do you have any more detailed information to share, in particular regarding the habitat and the number of individuals seen? I am asking this as this species is listed as data deficient by the IUCN. In particular, there seems to be no direct habitat information available for this species there, and it is inferred from its distribution that it inhabits forests. "The area of Malaysia in which this species occurs is under threat from deforestation. It is not known, however, what effect this, or any other threat, is having on the species".
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/17840...
Thanks in advance!
Great spotting! The claws seem quite unusual for a gecko.