Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko explained

The Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tenggol Island in Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, leegrismeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Larry Lee Grismer.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. leegrismeri are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 9–.

Description

C. leegrismeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.2cm (03.6inches).

Behavior

C. leegrismeri is nocturnal, terrestrial, and scansorial.

Reproduction

C. leegrismeri is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.

Further reading

• Chan KO, Ahmad N (2010). "A new insular species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia". Zootaxa 2389: 47–56. (Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, new species).
• Grismer LL (2011). Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 728 pp. .
• Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]