Cnemaspis whittenorum
Species of lizard
Cnemaspis whittenorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. whittenorum |
Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis whittenorum Das, 2005 |
Cnemaspis whittenorum is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, whittenorum (genitive plural), is in honor of zoologists Anthony John Whitten and Jane E. J. Whitten, husband and wife.[2]
Description
C. whittenorum is a small species. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 32 mm (1.3 in).[1]
Reproduction
C. whittenorum is oviparous.[1]
References
Further reading
- Das I (2005). "Revision of the Genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae), from the Mentawai and Adjacent Archipelagos off Western Sumatra, Indonesia, with the Description of Four New Species". Journal of Herpetology 39 (2): 233–247. (Cnemaspis whittenorum, new species).
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