Dring's rock gecko (Cnemaspis dringi), also known commonly as Dring's Borneo rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Borneo.[2]

Dring's rock gecko
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. dringi
Binomial name
Cnemaspis dringi
Das & Bauer, 1998

Etymology

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The specific name, dringi, is in honor of British herpetologist Julian Christopher Mark Dring (born 1951).[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. dringi is forest, at altitudes of 30–800 m (98–2,625 ft).[1]

Description

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C. dringi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4.5 cm (1.8 in). It has dark flanks with whitish spots.[2]

Reproduction

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C. dringi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Iskandar D, McGuire J (2018). "Cnemaspis dringi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https:// dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99942829A99942833.en. Accessed on 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Cnemaspis dringi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  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 dringi, p. 75).

Further reading

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  • Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
  • Das I, Bauer AM (1998). "Systematics and biogeography of Bornean geckos of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Geckonidae), with the description of a new species". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46 (1): 11–28. (Cnemaspis dringi, new species).
  • Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Anuar S, Riyanto A, Ahmad N, Muin MA, Sumontha M, Grismer JL, Chan KO, Quah ESH, Pauwels OSG (2014). "Systematics and natural history of Southeast Asian Rock Geckos (genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) with descriptions of eight new species from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia". Zootaxa 3880 (1): 001–147. (Cnemaspis dringi, p. 131).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cnemaspis dringi, p. 62). (in German).