Cnemaspis australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis australis

Name

• Cnemaspis australis Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007: 41

Holotype: BMNH 82.5.22.67, ♂, collected by Colonel Beddome.

Type locality: “Tinnevelly”, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu State, south-western India.

References

Primary references

• Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Batuwita, S. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2007. A taxonomic revision of the Sri Lankan day-geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis), with description of new species from Sri Lanka and southern India. Zeylanica 7(1): 9–122. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Cnemaspis australis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 February 2019.
• Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis australis  (Data Deficient) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194093A2297745. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194093A2297745.en

Vernacular names

English: Southern Day Gecko