Cnemaspis boulengerii explained

Cnemaspis boulengerii, also known commonly as Boulenger's rock gecko or the Con Dao round eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Côn Sơn Island (also called Pulo Condore) in southern Vietnam.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, boulengerii, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. boulengerii are forest, rocky areas, and caves.

Description

Dorsally, C. boulengerii is tan, with a few large roundish black spots on the shoulders and nape.^[1] Ventrally it is grayish white.^[3] The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 6.9cm (02.7inches).^[1] The tail is about 10% longer than SVL.^[3]

Reproduction

C. boulengerii is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cnemaspis boulengerii, p. 62). (in German).
• Smith MA (1921). "Reptiles and Batrachians collected on Pulo Condore". Journal of the Natural History Socierty of Siam 4: 93–97 + one plate. (Gonatodes glaucus, new species, pp. 95–96 + plate, figures 3 & 3a).
• Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + two maps. ("Cnemaspis boulengeri [sic]", pp. 76–77).
• Strauch A (1887). "Bemerkungen über die Geckoniden-Sammlung im zoologischen Museum der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ". Mémoires de l'Academie Impériale des Sciences de St-Pétersbourg, Septième Série 35 (2): 1–72 + index + one plate. (Cnemaspis boulengerii, new species, pp. 42–43 + plate, figures 7–9). (in German).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cnemaspis boulengeri . The Reptile Database. 2017-11-11.
2. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
3. [Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]