- Source: Tenggol Island bent-toed gecko
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.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. leegrismeri are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 9–80 m (30–262 ft).
Description
C. leegrismeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.2 cm (3.6 in).
Behavior
C. leegrismeri is nocturnal, terrestrial, and scansorial.
Reproduction
C. leegrismeri is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.
References
Further reading
Chan KO, Ahmad N (2010). "A new insular species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northeastern Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia". Zootaxa 2389: 47–56. (Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri, new species).
Grismer LL (2011). Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 728 pp. ISBN 978-3899734843.
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.
