Cnemaspis gunasekarai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

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

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis gunasekarai

Name

Cnemaspis gunasekarai Amarasinghe, Madawala, Karunarathna & de Silva, 2021: 25

• Holotype: NMSL 2019.17.01, adult ♂, collected by Anslem de Silva on 10 November 2005.
• Type locality: “Ritigala (8°05′27.63″–8°9′5.19″N, 80°37′28.62″–80°41′22.53″E, WGS1984, alt. 385 m a.s.l.), Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka”.

References

Primary references

• Amarasinghe, A.A.T., Karunarathna, D.M.S.S., Madawala, M.B. & Silva, A. de 2021. Two new rupicolous day geckos of the Cnemaspis alwisi group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 10(1): 23–38. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v10i1.245 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Cnemaspis gunasekarai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 April 2022.

Vernacular names

• English: Gunasekara’s Day Gecko