Cnemaspis kendallii
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Kendall’s Rock Gecko
![Kendall’s Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii)](../images/herps/standard/17012543PD_gecko.jpg)
When I spotted this wary, agile gecko lurking in the shadow of a large boulder, I was excited because I recognized it as Cnemaspis and it was the first Cnemaspis I had ever seen. Soon I discovered that it was one of the most common lizards in the area, but this was the only one I saw active during the day.
My Travelogues and Trip Lists page includes a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on this trip to Malaysia, as well as a travelogue of the trip.
![Kendall’s Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii)](../images/herps/standard/17012659PD_gecko.jpg)
In the forests of Sarawak at night, I saw dozens of these geckos, either clinging to boulders or the buttresses or trunks of large trees.
![Kendall’s Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii)](../images/herps/standard/170127071PD_gecko.jpg)
Most of them would scuttle off into a crevice quickly, but every once in a while one would hold its position long enough for me to get a close-up.
![Kendall’s Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii)](../images/herps/standard/17013030PD_gecko.jpg)
![Kendall’s Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii)](../images/herps/standard/17013054PD_gecko.jpg)
They exhibited significant variation in pattern and color. Perhaps these will turn out to be different species some day.
![Kendall’s Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii)](../images/herps/standard/18022116PD.jpg)
Gunung Gading has its very own species of Cnemaspis, C. nigridia. Unfortunately, the only ones I saw there were the widespread and common C. kendallii.
Online references:
- Cnemaspis kendallii account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Das, I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo
- Das, I. 2010. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-east Asia
- Grismer, L. L. 2011. Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos
- Manthey, U., Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens