Native name: Pulau Jarak | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Perak, Malaysia |
| Adjacent to | Straits of Malacca |
| Administration | |
| State | Perak |
Jarak Island, also known as Pulau Jarak, is an island in the straits of Malacca. It is administrated as part of Perak, Malaysia. The island is granitic, heavily forested[1], and is surrounded by coral reefs.[2] The island is home to an endemic species of gecko, the Jarak Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus jarakensis).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Grismer, Larry & Onn, Chan & Grismer, Jesse & Wood Jr, Perry & M. BELABUT, Daicus. (2008). Three New Species Of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) From Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa. 1-23. 10.5281/zenodo.184717.
- ^ Hussin, A. & Ghani, A. & Ismail, Khaira & Fauzi, Rosmadi & Dorall, R. & Gokilan, S.. (2008). The geology and geomorphology of Pulau Jarak, Pulau sembilan and Pulau Perak. 27. 1-6.
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