Cnemaspis baueri

Cnemaspis baueri
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. baueri
Binomial name
	Cnemaspis baueri; Das & Grismer, 2003

Last updated October 01, 2025

Cnemaspis baueri, also known commonly as Bauer's rock gecko or the Pulau Aur rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, baueri, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.^[3]

Geographic range

C. baueri is found on Aur Island, Johor, Malaysia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. baueri is granite boulders in forest at altitudes of about 50 m (160 ft).^[1]

Description

C. baueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).^[2]

Reproduction

C. baueri is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is two eggs per adult female. Eggs are laid in communal sites which may contain up to 250 eggs.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cnemaspis baueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T99943627A99943637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99943627A99943637.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 "Cnemaspis baueri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
↑ 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 baueri, p. 190.

Das I, Grismer LL (2003). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Seribuat Archipelago, Pahang and Johor States, West Malaysia". Herpetologica59 (4): 544–552. (Cnemaspis baueri, new species).
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.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cnemaspis baueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T99943627A99943637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99943627A99943637.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 "Cnemaspis baueri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

[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 baueri, p. 190.

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