Cnemaspis mcguirei

Cnemaspis mcguirei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cnemaspis
Species:	C. mcguirei
Binomial name
	Cnemaspis mcguirei; L. Grismer, J. Grismer, Wood & Chan, 2008

Cnemaspis mcguirei, also known commonly as McGuire's rock gecko and the Bitang round-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.^[2] The species is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, mcguirei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jimmy A. McGuire.^[3]

Description

Cnemaspis mcguirei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). The male has a yellow-centered black eyespot in the shoulder region.^[2]

Geographic distribution

Cnemaspis mcguirei is found in northern Peninsular Malaysia^[1]^[2] and adjacent extreme southern Thailand.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Cnemaspis mcguirei is forest, at altitudes of 500–1,351 m (1,640–4,432 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Cnemaspis mcguirei is terrestrial and active both day and night.^[1]

Diet

Cnemaspis mcguirei preys upon termites.^[1]

Reproduction

Cnemaspis mcguirei is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is two eggs, and the species may breed year round.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quah E, Grismer L (2018). "Cnemaspis mcguirei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99943159A99943164.en. Accessed on 12 August 2025.
1 2 3 4 Species Cnemaspis mcguirei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 mcguirei, p. 173).

Goldberg, S.R.; Grismer, L.L. (2017). "Notes on reproduction of McGuire's Rock Gecko, Cnemaspis mcguirei (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Sauria. 39 (2): 74–75.
Grismer, L. Lee; Grismer, Jesse L.; Wood, Perry L., Jr; Chan Kin Onn (2008). "The distribution, taxonomy, and redescription of the geckos Cnemaspis affinis (Stoliczka 1887) and C. flavolineata (Nicholls 1949) with descriptions of a new montane species and two new lowland, karst-dwelling species from Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa 1931: 1–24. (Cnemaspis macguirei, new species).
Grismer, L.L.; Quah, E.S.H. (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa. 4545 (2): 230–248.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quah E, Grismer L (2018). "Cnemaspis mcguirei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99943159A99943164.en. Accessed on 12 August 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Cnemaspis mcguirei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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 mcguirei, p. 173).

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