Tioman Island rock gecko

The Tioman Island rock gecko (Cnemaspis limi), also known commonly as the Tioman round-eyed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, limi, is in honour of zoologist (born 1966) of the Raffles Museum, Singapore.

Description

C. limi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . It has 8–12 upper labials, and 7–10 lower labials. The ventral scales are weakly keeled. It is brown-coloured, with large, black, rounded spots on the nape and anterior part of the body, and with small, white, randomly arranged body tubercles.

Geographic range

C. limi is found only on Tioman Island (also called Pulau Tioman) in Western Malaysia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. limi is large boulders in forest, at altitudes from sea level to .

Behaviour

C. limi is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).

Diet

C. limi preys upon ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers.

Reproduction

C. limi is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs. The species breeds throughout the year.

References

Further reading

• Das I, Grismer LL (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 limi, new species).
• Grismer LL (2011). Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 728 pp. .
• Grossmann W, (2004). "Pulau Tioman – Perle im Südchinesischen Meer, Teil 1 ". Reptilia (Münster) 9 (50): 42–49. (in German).