Cnemaspis jacobsoni

Cnemaspis jacobsoni is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, jacobsoni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Edward Richard Jacobson (1870–1944).

Geographic range

C. jacobsoni is endemic to the island of Simeulue, Indonesia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. jacobsoni is forest.

Description

Small for its genus, C. jacobsoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Males have neither femoral pores nor preanal pores.

Reproduction

C. jacobsoni is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• (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 jacobsoni, new species).