Cnemaspis gracilis

Cnemaspis gracilis

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 gracilis

Name

Cnemaspis gracilis (Beddome, 1870)

• Lectotype: BMNH 74.4.29.393, ♂, collected by R.H. Beddome. [designated by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 20)]
• Type locality: “Palghat Hills”, Kerala, India.
• Paralectotypes (n=5): BMNH 74.4.29.394, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.395, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.396, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.397, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.398, ♂, same data s for the lectotype.

Combinations

• Gymnodactylus gracilis Beddome, 1870: 32 [original combination]
• Gonatodes gracilis — Boulenger, 1885: 70 [subsequent combination]
• Cnemaspis gracilis — Smith, 1935: 74 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

References

Primary references

• Beddome, R.H. 1870. Descriptions of some new Lizards from the Madras Presidency. The Madras Monthly Journal of Medical Science 1: 30–35. Reference page. 
• 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 gracilis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 July 2023.
• Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis gracilis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194094A2297889. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194094A2297889.en. Accessed on 05 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Slender Day Gecko