Cnemaspis scalpensis

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
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. scalpensis

Name

Cnemaspis scalpensis Ferguson, 1877

Type locality: Terra typica: mountains of Ceylon (fide Wermuth 1965); type locality of neotype: Agarapatana, Hatton, Sri Lanka, (N 06° 50’ 58.1” E 080° 40’ 35.0”, elevation 1524m).

Holotype: (Neotype) NMSL 20061101

Synonyms

• Gymnodactylus scalpensis Ferguson, 1877: 13
• Cnemaspis jerdoni scalpensis Deraniyagala, 1953: 39
• Cnemaspis ranwellai Mendis Wickramasinghe, 2006

References

• Ferguson, 1877. Reptile fauna of Ceylon. Letter on a collection sent to the Colombo Museum. Herbert, Ceylon.
• Cnemaspis scalpensis at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

• Sri Lanka

Vernacular names

English: Ferguson’s Day Gecko