Cnemaspis boiei

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 Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis boiei

Name

Cnemaspis boiei (Gray, 1842)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1962.181A, ♂, presented by Thomas Hardwicke. [designated by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 13)]
• Type locality: “India”.
• Paralectotypes (n=3): BMNH 1962.181B, ♀, BMNH 1962.181C, ♀, and BMNH 1962.181D, ♂, same data as for the lectotype.

Combinations

• Goniodactylus boei Gray, 1842: 58 [original combination, error typographicus]
• Gonatodes boiei Boulenger, 1885: 72 [subsequent combination]
• Cnemaspis boiei — Smith, 1935: 75 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1842. Description of some new species of Reptiles, chiefly from the British Museum collection. The Zoological Miscellany 2: 57–59. BHL
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. Taylor and Francis: London. xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps.Reference page. 
• 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. 2024. Cnemaspis boiei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 July 2023.
• Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2021. IUCN: Cnemaspis boiei  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172690A1367629. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172690A1367629.en. Accessed on 09 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Boie’s Day Gecko