Cnemaspis lithophilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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 Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Gekkota Parvordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis lithophilis

Name

Cnemaspis lithophilis Pal, Mirza, D’Souza & Shanker, 2021: xi

• Holotype: BNHS 2624, adult ♂. collected by Saunak Pal and team on 8 September 2012.
• Type locality: “a boulder next to a stream near Kollur, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka (13.893°N, 74.833°E; ca. 450 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Pal, S., Mirza, Z.A., D’Souza, P.M. & Shanker, K. 2021. Diversifying on the Ark: multiple new endemic lineages of dwarf geckos from the Western Ghats provide insights into the systematics and biogeography of South Asian Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoological Research 42(6): 675–691. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.074 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Cnemaspis lithophilis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Sharavati Rock Gecko