Cnemaspis laoensis GRISMER, 2010
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Cnemaspis laoensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Lao Rock Gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis laoensis GRISMER 2010 Cnemaspis laoensis — GRISMER et al. 2014: 126 Cnemaspis laoensis — COTA et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Laos Type locality: Dong Phu Vieng National Protected Area, Savannakhet, Laos. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: THNHM 12433, adult female, collected by Tanya Chan-ard on 18 June 1998. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Adult female reaching 40.9 mm SVL, adult males unknown; relatively large, rugose scales on rostrum; nine supralabials; seven infralabials; subtibials, ventrals, and subcaudals smooth; forearm scales and dorsal tubercles keeled; body scales raised, smooth; 22 paravertebral tubercles; tubercles on flanks not linearly arranged; ventrolateral and lateral rows of caudal tubercles absent; caudal tubercles do not encircle tail; tubercles in lateral, caudal furrow; median row of slightly enlarged, smooth subcaudals; no pore-bearing scales; two or three postcloacal tubercles on each side of tail; shield-like subtibials and enlarged, submetatarsals absent; 29 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; no dark, longitudinal gular markings or blotches; no dark patch on shoulder or neck enclosing a white to yellow ocellus; no yellow to white, prescapular crescent or transverse bars on flanks; and no orange tail, feet, and hands. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is in reference to this being the first species of Cnemaspis known to occur in Laos. |
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