Cnemaspis baueri

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Cnemaspis baueri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. baueri
Binomial name
Cnemaspis baueri
Das & Grismer, 2003

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]

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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]

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References

  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.
  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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