Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko
| Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. leegrismeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri | |
The Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tenggol Island in Malaysia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, leegrismeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Larry Lee Grismer.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of C. leegrismeri are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 9–80 m (30–262 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]C. leegrismeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.2 cm (3.6 in).[2]
Behavior
[edit]C. leegrismeri is nocturnal, terrestrial, and scansorial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]C. leegrismeri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T101754194A101754259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101754194A101754259.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ 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. (Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, p. 109).
Further reading
[edit]- Chan KO, Ahmad N (2010). "A new insular species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia". Zootaxa 2389: 47–56. (Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, new species).
- Grismer LL (2011). Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 728 pp. ISBN 978-3899734843.
- Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.