Cnemaspis mcguirei, also known commonly as McGuire's rock gecko and the Bitang round-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.. www.reptile-database.org. The species is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.
Etymology The specific name, mcguirei, is in honor of American herpetologist Jimmy A. McGuire.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cnemaspis mcguirei, p. 173).
Description Cnemaspis mcguirei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The male has a yellow-centered black eyespot in the shoulder region.
Geographic distribution Cnemaspis mcguirei is found in northern Peninsular Malaysia and adjacent extreme southern Thailand.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Cnemaspis mcguirei is forest, at altitudes of .
Behavior Cnemaspis mcguirei is terrestrial and active both day and night.
Diet Cnemaspis mcguirei preys upon termites.
Reproduction Cnemaspis mcguirei is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs, and the species may breed year round.
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Further reading
Grismer, L. Lee; Grismer, Jesse L.; Wood, Perry L., Jr; Chan Kin Onn (2008). "The distribution, taxonomy, and redescription of the geckos Cnemaspis affinis (Stoliczka 1887) and C. flavolineata (Nicholls 1949) with descriptions of a new montane species and two new lowland, karst-dwelling species from Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa 1931: 1–24. (Cnemaspis macguirei, new species).