Tioman Island rock gecko
| Tioman Island rock gecko | |
|---|---|
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.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, limi, is in honour of zoologist Kok Peng "Kelvin" Lim (born 1966) of the Raffles Museum, Singapore.[2]
Description
[edit]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]
Geographic range
[edit]C. limi is found only on Tioman Island (also called Pulau Tioman) in Western Malaysia.[3]
Habitat
[edit]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]
Behaviour
[edit]C. limi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]
Diet
[edit]C. limi preys upon ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]C. limi is oviparous.[1][3] Clutch size is one or two eggs.[1] The species breeds throughout the year.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
- ↑ 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).
- 1 2 3 4 Species Cnemaspis limi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Das I, Grismer LL (2003). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Seribuat Archipelago, Pahang and Johor States, West Malaysia". Herpetologica 59 (4): 544–552. (Cnemaspis limi, new species).
- Grismer LL (2011). Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 728 pp. ISBN 978-3899734843.
- Grossmann W, Tillack F (2004). "Pulau Tioman – Perle im Südchinesischen Meer, Teil 1 ". Reptilia (Münster) 9 (50): 42–49. (in German).