Cnemaspis gemunu

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: 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: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:

Name

Cnemaspis gemunu Bauer, de Silva, Greenbaum & Jackman, 2007: 24

  • Holotype: NMSL (AMB 7495), adult ♂, collected by A.M. Bauer, A. de Silva and C.A. Austin on 15 November 2002.
  • Type locality: “Sri Lanka, Central Province, Nuwara Eliya District, Hakgala, Hakgala Botanic Gardens (6°55’30’’ N, 80°49’15’’ E), 1660m”.

Native distribution areas

  • Sri Lanka: Central Province: Hakgala, Agarapatana and Ohiya.

References

Primary references

  • Bauer, A.M., de Silva, A., Greenbaum, E. & Jackman, T.R. 2007. A new species of day gecko from high elevation in Sri Lanka, with a preliminary phylogeny of Sri Lankan Cnemaspis (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 83(S1): 22–32.

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: Gemunu Rock Gecko