Cnemaspis rajakarunai

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 rajakarunai

Name

Cnemaspis rajakarunai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Rathnayake, 2016: 94

• Holotype: NMSL-NH 2016.07.01, adult ♂, collected by Dulan Ranga Vidanapathirana, Gayan Priyankara Rathnayake and L.J. Mendis Wickramasinghe on 24 December 2012.
• Type locality: “Salgala, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka (07°07'23.52"N, 080°15'01.44"E, elevation 310m)”.

References

Primary references

• Wickramasinghe, M.L.J., Vidanapathirana, D.R. & Rathnayake, R.M.G.P. 2016. Cnemaspis rajakarunai sp. nov., a rock dwelling day-gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis) from Salgala, an unprotected lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4168(1): 92–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis rajakarunai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 December 2017.
• Wickramasinghe, L.J.M., Amarasinghe, A., Perera, N., Madawala, M., de Alwis Goonatilake, S. & Botejue, M. 2021. IUCN: Cnemaspis rajakarunai  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T127938699A127938754. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T127938699A127938754.en. Accessed on 23 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Rajakaruna’s Day Gecko