| Tioman Island rock gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. limi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis limi | |
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The Tioman Island rock gecko (Cnemaspis limi), also known commonly as the Tioman round-eyed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.
The specific name, limi, is in honour of zoologist Kok Peng "Kelvin" Lim (born 1966) of the Raffles Museum, Singapore. [2]
C. limi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.8 cm (3.5 in). It has 8–12 upper labials, and 7–10 lower labials. The ventral scales are weakly keeled. [3] It is brown-coloured, with large, black, rounded spots on the nape and anterior part of the body, and with small, white, randomly arranged body tubercles. [3]
C. limi is found only on Tioman Island (also called Pulau Tioman) in Western Malaysia. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of C. limi is large boulders in forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,026 m (3,366 ft). [1]
C. limi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling). [1]
C. limi preys upon ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers. [1]
C. limi is oviparous. [1] [3] Clutch size is one or two eggs. [1] The species breeds throughout the year. [1]
