Cnemaspis baueri

Cnemaspis baueri, also known commonly as Bauer's rock gecko or the Pulau Aur rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, baueri, is in honor of American herpetologist .

Geographic range

C. baueri is found on Aur Island, Johor, Malaysia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. baueri is granite boulders in forest at altitudes of about .

Description

C. baueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .

Reproduction

C. baueri is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs per adult female. Eggs are laid in communal sites which may contain up to 250 eggs.

References

Further reading

• , (2003). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Seribuat Archipelago, Pahang and Johor States, West Malaysia". Herpetologica 59 (4): 544–552. (Cnemaspis baueri, new species).
• 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.