Cnemaspis modiglianii
| Cnemaspis modiglianii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. modiglianii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis modiglianii Das, 2005
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Cnemaspis modiglianii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, modiglianii, is in honor of Italian anthropologist Elio Modigliani.[1]
Geographic range[edit]
In Indonesia C. modiglianii is found on Enggano Island and on the islands of the Mentawai Archipelago.[2]
Description[edit]
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length for C. modiglianii is 33.6 mm (1.32 in).[2]
Reproduction[edit]
C. modiglianii is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 modiglianii, p. 181).
- ^ a b c Species Cnemaspis modiglianii at The Reptile Database
Further reading[edit]
- 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).