Tioman Island rock gecko

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Tioman Island rock gecko
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. limi
Binomial name
Cnemaspis limi
Das & Grismer, 2003
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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.

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Etymology

The specific name, limi, is in honour of zoologist Kok Peng "Kelvin" Lim (born 1966) of the Raffles Museum, Singapore. [2]

Geographic range

C. limi is found only on Tioman Island (also called Pulau Tioman) in Western Malaysia. [3]

Reproduction

C. limi is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. Grismer, L. (2018). "Cnemaspis limi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T178618A103046220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178618A103046220.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  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 limi, p. 158).
  3. 1 2 Species Cnemaspis limi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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