Vivariums;reptiles;Asia-geckos

Asian Gecko

Geckos (Gekkonidae) Globally there are well over 1000 species of gecko. They are mainly arboreal, nocturnal forest dwellers, with a wide range of ecological niches and modes of life. Many are highly camouflaged, cryptic forms. Their evolutionary success in Southeast Asia is largely based on their ability to grip vertical (or even inverted) surfaces with highly evolved foot pads or sharp claws. Some forms have adapted to urban life, and eke a living feeding on insects attracted to artificial lighting.

CNEMASPIS geckos: or Rock Geckos, are a distinctive group characterised by having round pupils, elongated snouts, and long digits with sharp claws with which to grip the surface of rocks and sometimes trees. They prefer shaded habitats. Globally, over 100 species are recognised with around 40 or so in Southeast Asia, many of which have limited distribution on isolated hills. Examples :

Cnemaspis :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cnemaspis is a genus of diurnal (day) geckos found in Asia. With around 75 species, it is one of the most diverse genera of geckos or even lizards.

Cnemaspis

Unidentified Cnemaspis gecko from the Western Ghats. Note the round pupil.

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Gekkota

Family:Gekkonidae

Subfamily:Gekkoninae

Genus:Cnemaspis
Strauch, 1887[1]

Description:

Species in this genus have slender, clawed digits which are cylindrical or depressed at the base (rarely dilated); the distal phalanges are compressed, forming an angle with the basal portion of the digits, the lower surface of which has a row of plates. Their bodies are more or less depressed, granular or tubercular above. Tail not compressed. Pupil circular; eyelid distinct all round the eye. Males with or without pre-anal or femoral pores.[2]

Species :

C. adii
C. barbouri
C. baueri Das & Grismer, 2003 – Pulau Aur rock gecko[3]
C. dickersoni – Dickerson's gecko
C. dilepis – two-scaled gecko
C. dringi
C. girii
C. gordongekkoi
C. koehleri – Koehler's gecko
C. neangthyi
C. occidentalis – western gecko
C. quattuorseriata – Sternfeld's gecko

The Africa group :

C. africana – African gecko, Tanzania
C. alantika – Mt. Alantika day gecko, Cameroon
C. gigas – Perret's Nigeria gecko
C. petrodroma – Nigeria crag gecko
C. spinicollis Müller, 1907 – Cameroon collared gecko
C. uzungwae – Tanzania gecko

The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka group :

C. alwisi M. Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007[4] – Alwis's day gecko
C. amith – Amith's day gecko
C. anaikattiensis Mukherjee, Bhupathy, & Nixon, 2005 [5]
C. assamensis
C. beddomei – Beddome's day gecko
C. boiei – Boie's day gecko
C. clivicola
C. gemunu – Gemunu's day gecko
C. kallima
C. goaensis – Goan day gecko
C. heteropholis
C. indica – Indian day gecko or Nilgiri Hills gecko
C. indraneildasii
C. jerdonii – Jerdon's day gecko or Jerdon's Indian gecko
C. kandiana (Kelaart, 1852), Kandyan day gecko, (endemic to Sri Lanka.[6])
C. kolhapurensis[7]
C. kumarasinghei – Kumarasinghe's day gecko
C. latha – Latha's day gecko
C. littoralis – coastal day gecko
C. menikay
C. molligodai – Molligoda's day gecko
C. nairi – Ponmudi day gecko
C. ornata – ornate day gecko
C. otai
C. pava
C. phillipsi – Phillip's day gecko
C. podihuna – Deraniyagala's gecko
C. pulchra
C. punctata
C. ranwellai – Ranwella's day gecko (= C. scalpensis)[4]
C. retigalensis – Retigala day gecko
C. samanalensis – Samanala day gecko
C. scalpensis – Ferguson’s day gecko
C. silvula – Forest Day Gecko
C. sisparensis Theobald, 1876 – Sispara day gecko or Theobald's gecko
C. tropidogaster Boulenger, 1885 – rough-bellied day gecko or marked-belly gecko
C. upendrai – Upendra's Day Gecko
C. wynadensis – Wyanad day gecko
C. yercaudensis

The Sundaland group :

C. affinis – Stoliczka's gecko
C. argus Dring, 1979,[8] – Dring's gecko
C. aurantiacopes Grismer & Ngo, 2007[9]
C. baueri Das & Grismer 2003 – Johor, West Malaysia
C. bayuensis Grismer, Grismer, Wood & Chan 2008
C. biocellata Grismer, Chan, Nurolhuda & Sumontha 2008,[10] Malaysia, southern Thailand
C. boulengeri Strauch 1887 – Vietnam
C. chanardi Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. chanthaburiensis Bauer & Das 1998 – Chanthaburi rock gecko - Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chanthaburi Province, Khao Khiew Wildlife Sanctuary, Chon Buri Province, Thailand; Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia
C. caudanivea Grismer & Ngo, 2007[12]
C. dringi Das & Bauer 1998 – Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo
C. dezwaani Das 2005[13]
C. flavigaster Chan & Grismer 2008 – Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
C. flavolineata (Nicholls, 1949) – yellow-striped rock gecko
C. hangus Grismer et al., 2014
C. huaseesom Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. jacobsoni Das 2005[13]
C. kamolnorranathi Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. karsticola Grismer, Grismer, Wood & Chan 2008
C. kendallii (Gray, 1845) – Kendall's gecko, Malaysia, Borneo, Pahang, West Malaysia; Riao Archipelago, Indonesia; Bukit Timah, Singapore
C. kumpoli Taylor 1963 – Thailand, Malaysia peninsular
C. limi Das & Grismer 2003 – Pahang, West Malaysia
C. mcguirei Grismer, Grismer, Wood & Chan 2008, McGuire's rock gecko, Bukit Larut, Perak, Malaysia
C. modiglianii Das 2005[13]
C. mumpuniae Grismer et al., 2014
C. narathiwatenisis Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. nigridia (Smith, 1925) – Borneo black gecko, Sarawak, East Malaysia Borneo
C. niyomwanae Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. nuicamensis Grismer & Ngo, 2007[12]
C. omari Grismer et al., 2014
C. pemanggilensis Grismer & Das 2006 – Johor, West Malaysia
C. peninsularis Grismer et al., 2014
C. phuketensis Das & Leon 2004,[14] – Phuket day gecko
C. punctatonuchalis Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. roticanai Grismer & Onn, 2010[15]
C. siamensis (Smith, 1925) – Siamese gecko, peninsular Thailand
C. stongensis Grismer et al., 2014
C. sundagekko Grismer et al., 2014
C. sundainsula Grismer et al., 2014
C. temiah Grismer et al., 2014
C. tucdupensis Grismer & Ngo, 2007[12]
C. timoriensis Duméril & Bibron 1836,[16] Timor Gecko
C. vandeventeri Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya, 2010[11]
C. whittenorum Das 2005[13]

1- Peninsular Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis peninsularis ) :

Another unidentified Cnemaspisgecko from the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala

Cnemaspis gecko from the Western Ghats

For the external links , refrences click here to read the full wikipedia article

Other and recommended websites :

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=aurantiacopes

- www.researchgate.net/publication/266293110_Two_New_Species_of_Cnemaspis_Sauria_Gekkonidae_from_Tamil_Nadu_Southern_India

- www.theguardian.com/science/2011/aug/14/cnemaspis-psychedelic-vietnam-gecko

Videos :

Cnemaspis psychedelica for sales

Peninsular Rock Gecko

Family : GEKKONIDAE
Species : Cnemaspis peninsularis
Size (snout to vent) : 60 mm
Size (total length) : 132 mm ?

courtesy to : www.ecologyasia.com/verts/lizards/peninsular-rock-gecko.htm

A species of primary or secondary forest up to 1500 metres, mainly preferring damp cave entrances or rocky outcrops but also nearby tree trunks. It is largely nocturnal, but can be active on dull afternoons.

Geckos of the Cnemaspis genus have round pupils and slender, clawed toes without adhesive pads. The Peninsular Rock Gecko has a distinctively grey and brown patterned dorsum and a striped, spiky tail which can be raised and curled over the back. The tail has whorls of tiny spines, most noticeable at the base.

This species is documented as occurring only in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and was formerly referred to as 'Kendall's Rock Gecko' Cnemaspis kendalli (Grismer et al, 2014).

A Cnemaspis specimen from Gunung Bintan, Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia, 55 km southeast of Singapore, appears to be C. peninsularis (see Fig 5), thus the range of this species appears to extend further south than documented.

C. kendalli is now considered to be confined to the island of Borneo.

The end of the tail is sometimes coiled. Bukit Timah, Singapore.

The sharp claws allow for an excellent grip on a granite ouctrop. Bukit Timah, Singapore.

Specimen from Taman Negara, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.

Female on a tree trunk : eggs are clearly visible in her belly. Bukit Timah, Singapore.

Cnemaspis specimen from Gunung Bintan, Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia which is similar in appearance to Cnemaspis peninsularis.

References : H1, H2

Grismer, L. L., P. L. Jr. Wood, A. Shahrul, A. Riyanto, A. Norhayati, Mohd A. Muin, M. Sumontha, J. L. Grismer, K. O. Chan, E. S. H. Quah & O. S. A. Pauwels, 2014. Systematics and natural history of Southeast Asian rock geckos (genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) with descriptions of eight new speciesfrom Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Zootaxa. 3880 (1): 001-147.

Other Websites :

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=peninsularis

- www.inaturalist.org/taxa/507905-Cnemaspis-peninsularis

- www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/14337435828/in/photostream/

- lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/pdfs/sbr/2014/sbr2014-293.pdf

2- Cnemaspis limi

Tioman Round-eyed Gecko

Family : GEKKONIDAE
Species : Cnemaspis limi
Size (snout to vent) :8.5 cm
Size (total length) : 19 cm

courtesy to : www.ecologyasia.com/verts/lizards/tioman_round-eyed_gecko.htm

This species occupies a similar ecological niche as the Peninsular Rock Gecko, preferring rocky outcrops, small caves and adjacent tree trunks in areas of primary forest.

Geckos of the Cnemaspis genus have round pupils and slender, clawed toes without adhesive pads. The body of the Tioman Round-eyed Gecko is mottled brown or olive-brown with yellow-gold flecks, and the legs and feet have yellow-gold bands.

The species occurs on the island of Pulau Tioman, off the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Previously this population was considered to be the Dark Round-eyed Gecko C. nigridius, but recent studies have suggested that C. limi is a separate species based on scale patterns, colouration and maximum size.

Two specimens on rocky outcrops at Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.

Other Websites :

- books.google.ae/books?id=5hRpBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq=Cnemaspis+limi&source=bl&ots=mwnCCwJX Sa&sig=vzAiUepLmMwsgcKEGrA4kynPR3U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjn9H8paXQAhXLuBQKHeG9AdIQ6AEISTAL#v=onepage&q=Cnemaspis%20limi&f=false

- www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id187480/

- www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33423-Cnemaspis-limi

CYRTODACTYLUS geckos: or Bent-toed Geckos, have slender, inflected digits. In the field the genus may be identified by their body size, large head and large eyes with vertical pupils. They mainly occur in forest, and are typically found on tree trunks. More than 150 species are currently described, and the rate of discovery of new species is high.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cyrtodactylus is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos or bow-fingered geckos. It has at least 195 described species at present,[1] which makes it the largest of all gecko genera. Instead of possessing dilated digits like other geckos, members of Cyrtodactylus have slender, curved toes to which the common names for the genus can be attributed.

Cyrtodactylus