Cnemaspis argus

Cnemaspis argus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cnemaspis
Species:	C. argus
Binomial name
	Cnemaspis argus; Dring, 1979

Last updated October 02, 2025

Cnemaspis argus, also known commonly as the Argus gecko, the Argus rock gecko, Dring's gecko, and the Lawit Mountain rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, argus, refers to Argus, the many-eyed giant in Greek mythology, an allusion to the ocelli (eye-spots) of this species.^[3]

Geographic range

C. argus is found in northern Terengganu state, Peninsular Malaysia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. argus is forest with large granite rocks, at altitudes of 40–790 m (130–2,590 ft)^[1]

Description

C. argus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).^[2]

Behavior

C. argus is diurnal.^[1]

Reproduction

C. argus is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cnemaspis argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T178263A100360013. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178263A100360013.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Cnemaspis argus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis argus, p. 11).

Dring JCM (1979). "Amphibians and reptiles from northern Trengganu, Malaysia, with descriptions of two new geckos: Cnemaspis and Cyrtodactylus ". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology series34 (5): 181–241. (Cnemaspis argus, new species, pp. 218–222 + Plate 1, figure a).
Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa4545 (2): 230–248.
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Cnemaspis argus, p. 62). (in German).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cnemaspis argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T178263A100360013. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178263A100360013.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Cnemaspis argus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis argus, p. 11).

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