Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko

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]

Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. leegrismeri
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri
Chan & Ahmad, 2010

Etymology

The specific name, leegrismeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Larry Lee Grismer.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. leegrismeri are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 9–80 m (30–262 ft).[1]

Description

C. leegrismeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.2 cm (3.6 in).[2]

Behavior

C. leegrismeri is nocturnal, terrestrial, and scansorial.[1]

Reproduction

C. leegrismeri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. 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
  • 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.



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