Cnemaspis modiglianii explained

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

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length for C. modiglianii is 33.6mm.

Reproduction

C. modiglianii is oviparous.

Further reading

• 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).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cnemaspis modiglianii, p. 181).