Cnemaspis neangthyi, also known commonly as Neang Thy's rock gecko, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Cambodia.
Etymology The specific name, neangthyi, is in honor of Cambodian herpetologist Neang Thy (born 1970).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cnemaspis neangthyi, p. 187).
Geographic range Cnemaspis neangthyi is found in the Cardamom Mountains in Pursat Province, Cambodia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Cnemaspis neangthyi is boulders and rock cliff faces in forest, at elevations around .
Description The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for Cnemaspis neangthyi is . Dorsally, it has a light-colored chevron between the shoulders. The tip of the tail is white with black specks.
Behavior Cnemaspis neangthyi is nocturnal, terrestrial, and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).
Reproduction Cnemaspis neangthyi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Grismer, Jesse L.; Grismer, L. Lee; Chav, Thou (2010). "New Species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Cambodia". Journal of Herpetology 44 (1): 28–36. (Cnemaspis neangthyi, new species). Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Anuar S, Riyanto A, Ahmad N, Muin MA, Sumontha M, Grismer JL, Chan KO, Quah ESH, Pauwels OSG (2014). "Systematics and natural history of Southeast Asian Rock Geckos (genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) with descriptions of eight new species from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia". Zootaxa 3880 (1): 001–147.