Cnemaspis caudanivea

Cnemaspis caudanivea, also known as the Hon Tre Island rock gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to South Vietnam on the Hon Tre Island, kien giang province (09° 58.342′ N, 104° 50.955′ E) and lives at a 100-meter elevation.[1]

Cnemaspis caudanivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. caudanivea
Binomial name
Cnemaspis caudanivea
Grismer & Ngo, 2007

Etymology

Cauda meaning is "tail" in Latin while niveus, an adjective meaning "of snow or snow like".

Description

Cnemaspis caudanivea tail is brilliant white in colour.

References

  1. "Cnemaspis caudanivea". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.


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