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Cnemaspis baueri

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Cnemaspis baueri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. baueri
Binomial name
Cnemaspis baueri
Das & Grismer, 2003

Cnemaspis baueri, also known commonly as Bauer's rock gecko or the Pulau Aur rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, baueri, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.[3]

Geographic range

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C. baueri is found on Aur Island, Johor, Malaysia.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. baueri is granite boulders in forest at altitudes of about 50 m (160 ft).[1]

Description

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C. baueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).[2]

Reproduction

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C. baueri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs per adult female. Eggs are laid in communal sites which may contain up to 250 eggs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cnemaspis baueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T99943627A99943637. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99943627A99943637.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Cnemaspis baueri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis baueri, p. 190.

Further reading

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  • Das I, Grismer LL (2003). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Seribuat Archipelago, Pahang and Johor States, West Malaysia". Herpetologica 59 (4): 544–552. (Cnemaspis baueri, new species).
  • 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.