Cnemaspis monachorum

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.

Cnemaspis monachorum
Scientific classification
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

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. 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. 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: 40–56. (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): 230–248.


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