Cnemaspis monachorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. monachorum
Binomial name
Cnemaspis monachorum
L. Grismer, Ahmad, Chan, Belabut, Muin, Wood & J. Grismer, 2009

Cnemaspis monachorum, also known commonly as the monks' rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, monachorum (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of the monks at Wat Wanarum, Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Geographic range

C. monachorum is found in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Description

C. monachorum is a small species. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for females is 32.9 mm (1.30 in). Males are even smaller, with a maximum SVL of only 31.4 mm (1.24 in).[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ 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 monachorum, p. 182).
  2. 1 2 Species Cnemaspis monachorum at The Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Grismer, L. Lee; Ahmad, Norhayati; Chan Kin Onn; Belabut, Diacus; Muin, M.A.; Wood, Perry L., Jr.; Grismer, Jesse L. (2009). "Two new diminutive species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa 2019: 40โ€“56. (Cnemaspis monachorum, new species).
  • Grismer, L. Lee; Quah, Evan S. H. (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230โ€“248.


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