Cnemaspis baueri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. baueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis baueri | |
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
[edit]The specific name, baueri, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]C. baueri is found on Aur Island, Johor, Malaysia.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. baueri is granite boulders in forest at altitudes of about 50 m (160 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]C. baueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.7 cm (2.6 in).[2]
Reproduction
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Cnemaspis baueri ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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.