Cnemaspis affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis affinis

Name

Cnemaspis affinis (Stoliczka, 1870)

• Holotype: ZSI 5964.
• Type locality: “Penang”, Malaysia.

Combinations

• Cyrtodactylus affinis Stoliczka, 1870: 105 [original combination]
• Gymnodactylus affinis — Boulenger, 1885: 42 [subsequent combination]
• Cnemaspis affinis — Taylor, 1963: 744 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Gonatodes penangensis Flower, 1897: 863
  • Syntypes (n=4): BMNH, 3♂ and 1♀, collected by S.S. Flower in March 1896.
  • Type locality: “two small caves in the rocks at the “Crag” Penang, at an elevation of 2200 feet”.

Native distribution areas

• Malaysia: Penang State: Penang Island.

References

Primary references

• Stoliczka, F. 1870. Observations on some Indian and Malayan Amphibia and Reptilia (Abstract). Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1870(4): 103–109. BHL Reference page. 
• Flower, S.S. 1897. Notes on a collection of reptiles and batrachians made in the Malay Peninsula in 1895-96; With a list of the species recorded in that region. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896: 856–914. BHL

Links

• Quah, E. & Grismer, L. 2018. IUCN: Cnemaspis affinis  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T99942684A99942697. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99942684A99942697.en. Accessed on 12 June 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Penang Island Rock Gecko