''Cnemaspis selenolagus'' is a species of diurnal
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
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endemic to
Thailand, specifically, the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
It is noted for its sharp color change from yellow-orange to brown-gray. It allows them to blend into the lichens and dry moss that cover the surfaces of the rocks and evergreen tropical trees of the region. This is a common survival feature among other ''Cnemaspis'' species.
During the day, ''Cnemaspis selenolagus'' spends its time on tree bark or rocks. At night, it takes shelter under tree bark and in the cracks of large boulders. Additionally, it gravitates towards areas which include rocky streams. It is presumed to be a habitat generalist.
It is the sixteenth ''Cnemaspis'' species in Thailand. Eleven of those fall under the group of ''C. siamensis'', which are endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula. As a result of geographic barriers in the peninsula, two clades have formed within ''C. siamensis''. ''Cnemaspis selenolagus'' falls under the northern clade, meaning it resides in the northern side of the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
References
* http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=selenolagus
* https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/Cnemaspis_selenolagus
* https://i-share-uic.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurl?institution=01CARLI_UIC&vid=01CARLI_UIC:CARLI_UIC&rft.epage=564&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi%2Ffmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.stitle=ZOOTAXA&rft.volume=4852&rft_id=info:doi%2F10.11646%2Fzootaxa.4852.5.3&rfr_id=info:sid%2Fwebofscience.com:WOS:WOS&rft.jtitle=ZOOTAXA&rft.aufirst=L.%20Lee&rft.genre=article&rft.issue=5&rft.pages=547-564&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi%2Ffmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft.aulast=Grismer&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft.auinit=LL&rft.date=2020&rft.spage=547&rft.au=Grismer,%20L.%20Lee&rft.au=Yushchenko,%20Platon,%20V&rft.au=Pawangkhanant,%20Parinya&rft.au=Nazarov,%20Roman%20A.&rft.au=Naiduangchan,%20Mali&rft.au=Suwannapoom,%20Chatmongkon&rft.au=Poyarkov,%20Nikolay%20A.&rft.atitle=A%20new%20species%20of%20Cnemaspis%20Strauch%20(Squamata:%20Gekkonidae)%20of%20the%20C.%20siamensis%20group%20from%20Tenasserim%20Mountains,%20Thailand&rft.issn=1175-5326&rft.eissn=1175-5334
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Reptiles of Thailand
Reptiles described in 2020
selenolagus
Endemic fauna of Thailand