Species of Thailand
Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko
Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri
Chan Kin Onn & Norhayati Ahmad, 2010
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.
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Site notes
According a paper published by Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, this species is also found in Kra Island in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province of Thailand.
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Lacertilia
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Cyrtodactylus
- Species
- Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri
Common names
- English: Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko
Synonyms
- Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, Larry Lee Grismer et al. (2017)
- Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, Larry Lee Grismer (2011)
- Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, Chan Kin Onn & Norhayati Ahmad (2010)
Photos
Range Map
- Kra Island