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Aeluroscalabotes felinus
Basic stats
Diet
Small invertebrates
Habitat
Leaf litter and low vegetation in forest
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
1 egg (typical for the genus)
Incubation period
About 8–10 weeks (typical for the genus)
Size
Small (SVL 8–10cm, tail long)
Weight
~5–10g
An unusual gecko with movable eyelids (most geckos have a fixed, transparent scale over the eye instead) and vertical, cat-like pupils, more terrestrial than most geckos, generally found on or near the ground rather than climbing walls and trunks.
Nocturnal, hunting small invertebrates in leaf litter and low vegetation, and — unlike most house-associated geckos — restricted to forest habitat rather than buildings.
