Cnemaspis argus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. argus
Name

Cnemaspis argus Dring, 1979

Type locality: W Malaysia (N Trengganu).
References

Dring, 1979. Amphibians and reptiles from northern Trengganu, Malaysia, with descriptions of two new geckos: Cnemaspis and Cyrtodactylus. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY) ZOOLOGY 34 (5) 1979: 181–241.
Cnemaspis argus at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

W Malaysia

Vernacular names
English: Dring's Gecko, Argus Rock Gecko

Cnemaspis argus, also known commonly as the Argus gecko, the Argus rock gecko, Dring's gecko, and the Lawit Mountain rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
Etymology

The specific name, argus, refers to Argus, the many-eyed giant in Greek mythology, an allusion to the ocelli (eye-spots) of this species.[3]
Geographic range

C. argus is found in northern Terengganu state, Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. argus is forest with large granite rocks, at altitudes of 40–790 m (130–2,590 ft)[1]
Description

C. argus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[2]
Behavior

C. argus is diurnal.[1]
Reproduction

C. argus is oviparous.[2]
References

Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Cnemaspis argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178263A100360013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178263A100360013.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Species Cnemaspis argus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis argus, p. 11).

Further reading

Dring JCM (1979). "Amphibians and reptiles from northern Trengganu, Malaysia, with descriptions of two new geckos: Cnemaspis and Cyrtodactylus ". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology series 34 (5): 181–241. (Cnemaspis argus, new species, pp. 218–222 + Plate 1, figure a).
Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cnemaspis argus, p. 62). (in German).