Cnemaspis psychedelica: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gekkonidae
Genus
Cnemaspis
Species
Cnemaspis psychedelica
Scientific Name
Cnemaspis psychedelica

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cnemaspis psychedelica

Cnemaspis psychedelica, also known as the psychedelic rock gecko (Tac ke duoi vang in Romanized Vietnamese), is an endangered species of gecko, only scientifically described in 2010, and is endemic to Hon Khoai Island and adjacent Hon Tuong Isle in Vietnam. It is up to ~7.5 cm (3 in) in snout–vent length, and (as suggested by its name) it is quite brightly colored in yellow, orange, black and grey-blue.

This diurnal gecko inhabits granite boulders in densely vegetated landscapes where it retreats into crevices or under the rocks if startled. These locations also used for sleeping at night. Each female typically lays two white eggs that are attached 0.3–3.5 m (1–11.5 ft) above the ground to the underside of a rock ledge (in captivity, they will use various elevated surfaces, not just rocks) and several females may use the same location, forming a communal nest with up to ten eggs. Newly hatched young are quite dull, but the adult colours are already evident when two months old.

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Cnemaspis psychedelica in languages:

English
Psychedelic Rock Gecko
English
Psychedelic Round-eyed Gecko
Vietnamese
Tac ke duoi vang

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