Biology:Cnemaspis caudanivea
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Cnemaspis caudanivea | |
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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. caudanivea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis caudanivea (Grismer & Ngo, 2007)
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Cnemaspis caudanivea, also known as the Hon Tre Island rock gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to southern Vietnam around Hon Tre Island, Kiên Giang Province and lives at a 100-meter elevation.[1]
Etymology
In Latin, cauda is translated into "tail", while niveus is an adjective meaning "of snow or snow like". Therefore, C. caudanivea's specific epithet describes its snow-colored tail.
Description
C. caudanivea's tail is brilliant white in colour.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q2980823 entry
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