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Cnemaspis modiglianii

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Cnemaspis modiglianii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. modiglianii
Binomial name
Cnemaspis modiglianii
Das, 2005

Cnemaspis modiglianii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

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The specific name, modiglianii, is in honor of Italian anthropologist Elio Modigliani.[1]

Geographic range

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In Indonesia C. modiglianii is found on Enggano Island and on the islands of the Mentawai Archipelago.[2]

Description

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The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length for C. modiglianii is 33.6 mm (1.32 in).[2]

Reproduction

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C. modiglianii is oviparous.[2]

References

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  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 modiglianii, p. 181).
  2. ^ a b c Species Cnemaspis modiglianii at The Reptile Database

Further reading

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  • 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 modiglianii, new species).