Cnemaspis tubaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis tubaensis

Name

Cnemaspis tubaensis Quah, Wood, Anuar & Muin, 2020: 148

• Holotype: USMHC 2541, adult ♂, collected by Evan S.H. Quah, Shahrul Anuar M.S. and M.A. Muin on 18 December 2018.
• Type locality: “along the trail to Gua Wang Buluh cave, Tuba Island, Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia (approximately 6°14’45.19”N 99°50’54.69”E; 58 m elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Quah, E.S.H., Wood Jr, P.L., Anuar, M.S.S. & Muin, M.A. 2020. A new species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia with an updated checklist of the herpetofauna of Tuba Island. Zootaxa 4767(1): 138–160. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.6 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis tubaensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Tuba Island Rock Gecko