Cnemaspis jayaweerai

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 jayaweerai

Name

Cnemaspis jayaweerai Karunarathna, Ukuwela, de Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer & Gorin, 2023: 213

• Holotype: NMSL.2019.23.01, adult ♂, collected by Suranjan Karunarathna on 20 July 2019.
• Type locality: “Fuziling Provincial Rinside a granite cave, Ethagala mountain, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka (7.5092N, 81.5198 E, WGS1984; elevation 220 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Karunarathna, S., Ukuwela, K.D.B., de Silva, A., Bauer, A.M., Madawala, M., Poyarkov, N.A., Botejue, M., Gabadage, D., Grismer, L.L. & Gorin, V.A. 2023. A phylogenetic and taxonomic assessment of the Cnemaspis alwisi group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with a description of two new species from isolated misty-mountains. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 205–236. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e90979 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis jayaweerai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2023.