Cnemaspis tropidogaster

Cnemaspis tropidogaster

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. tropidogaster

Name

Cnemaspis tropidogaster Boulenger, 1885

Type locality: Sri Lanka.

Holotype: BMNH

Synonyms

• Gonatodes kandianus forma tropidogaster Boulenger, 1885: 70
• Cnemaspis kandiana Wermuth, 1965: 14

References

• Amarasinghe, A.A.T., Campbell, P.D., Madawala, M.B., Botejue, W.M.S., Gabadage, D.E., Silva, A. de & Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. 2016. The Re-discovery of live populations of Cnemaspis tropidogaster (Boulenger, 1885) (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from Sri Lanka after 120 years. Zootaxa 4200(3): 395–405. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.3.5. Reference page. 
• Boulenger, 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.

Links

• Cnemaspis tropidogaster at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

• Sri Lanka, SW India, elevation up to 1300 m.

Vernacular names

English: Rough-bellied Day Gecko