| Cnemaspis mcguirei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. mcguirei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis mcguirei L. Grismer, J. Grismer, Wood & Chan, 2008 | |
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]
Etymology
The specific name, mcguirei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jimmy A. McGuire.[2]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Species Cnemaspis mcguirei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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).
Further reading
- Grismer, L. Lee; Grismer, Jesse L.; Wood, Perry L., Jr; Chan Kin Onn (2008). "The distribution, taxonomy, and redescription of the geckos Cnemaspis affinis (Stoliczka 1887) and C. flavolineata (Nicholls 1949) with descriptions of a new montane species and two new lowland, karst-dwelling species from Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa 1931: 1-24. (Cnemaspis macguirei, new species).
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