Cnemaspis mcguirei

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Cnemaspis mcguirei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. mcguirei
Binomial name
Cnemaspis mcguirei

Cnemaspis mcguirei, also known commonly as McGuire's rock gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Malaysia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, mcguirei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jimmy A. McGuire. [2]

Reproduction

C. mcguirei is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Species Cnemaspis mcguirei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis mcguirei, p. 173).

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