Cnemaspis modiglianii

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Cnemaspis modiglianii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. modiglianii
Binomial name
Cnemaspis modiglianii
Das, 2005

Cnemaspis modiglianii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

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Etymology

The specific name, modiglianii, is in honor of Italian anthropologist Elio Modigliani. [1]

Geographic range

In Indonesia C. modiglianii is found on Enggano Island and on the islands of the Mentawai Archipelago. [2]

Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length for C. modiglianii is 33.6 mm (1.32 in). [2]

Reproduction

C. modiglianii is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 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 modiglianii, p. 181).
  2. 1 2 3 Species Cnemaspis modiglianii at The Reptile Database

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