Biology:Cnemaspis neangthyi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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. neangthyi
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| Cnemaspis neangthyi J. Grismer, L. Grismer & Chav, 2010
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Cnemaspis neangthyi, also known commonly as Neang Thy's rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Cambodia.
Etymology
The specific name, neangthyi, is in honor of Cambodian herpetologist Neang Thy (born 1970).[1]
Geographic range
C. neangthyi is found in the Cardamom Mountains in Pursat Province, Cambodia.[2]
Description
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for C. neangthyi is 5.4 cm (2.1 in). Dorsally, it has a light-colored chevron between the shoulders. The tip of the tail is white with black specks.[2]
References
- ↑ 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 neangthyi, p. 187).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Species Cnemaspis neangthyi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Grismer, Jesse L.; Grismer, L. Lee; Chav, Thou (2010). "New Species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Cambodia". Journal of Herpetology 44 (1): 28–36. (Cnemaspis neangthyi, new species).
- Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Anuar S, Riyanto A, Ahmad N, Muin MA, Sumontha M, Grismer JL, Onn CK, Quah ESH, Pauwels OSG (2014). "Systematics and natural history of Southeast Asian Rock Geckos (genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) with descriptions of eight new species from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia". Zootaxa 3880 (1): 001–147.
Wikidata ☰ Q2980879 entry
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