Cnemaspis beddomei

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: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Cnemaspis beddomei (Theobald, 1876)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.9.4.83, adult ♂, collected by R.H. Beddome. [designated by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 29)]
Type locality: “South Tinnevelly and Travancore Hills (3000-5000 ft.)”.
Paralectotypes (n=3): BMNH 1946.9.4.82, ♀, BMNH 1946.9.4.84, ♂, and BMNH 1946.9.4.85, ♂.

Gymnodactylus beddomei Theobald, 1876 [nomen novum pro Gymnodactylus marmoratus Beddome, 1870]
Cnemaspis beddomei — Smith, 1935 [subsequent combination]

Gymnodactylus marmoratus Beddome, 1870 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Cyrtodactylus marmoratus Gray, 1831 and Heteronota marmorata Macleay, 1877]

Theobald, W. 1876. Descriptive catalogue of the reptiles of British India. Thacker, Spink & Co.: Calcutta. x + 238 pp. + xxxviii + xii. BHL Reference page.
Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Batuwita, S. & Pethiyagoda, R. 2007. A taxonomic revision of the Sri Lankan day-geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis), with description of new species from Sri Lanka and southern India. Zeylanica 7(1): 9–122. Reference page.

Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis beddomei (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172640A1357426. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172640A1357426.en. Accessed on 16 June 2025.