Cnemaspis monachorum, also known commonly as the monks' rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.
Etymology The specific name, monachorum (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of the monks at Wat Wanarum, Peninsular Malaysia.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cnemaspis monachorum, p. 182).
Geographic distribution Cnemaspis monachorum is found in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Cnemaspis monachorum is rocky areas of forest.
Description Cnemaspis monachorum is a small species. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for females is . Males are even smaller, with a maximum SVL of only .
Behavior Cnemaspis monachorum is diurnal, terrestrial, and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).
Reproduction Cnemaspis monachorum is oviparous. Clutch size is only one egg.
References
Further reading Grismer, L. Lee; Ahmad, Norhayati; Chan Kin Onn; Belabut, Diacus; Muin, M.A.; Wood, Perry L., Jr.; Grismer, Jesse L. (2009). "Two new diminutive species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa 2019: 40–56. (Cnemaspis monachorum, new species). Grismer, L. Lee; Quah, Evan S.H. (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.