Cnemaspis indica

Cnemaspis indica

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 indica

Name

Cnemaspis indica (Gray, 1846)

• Lectotype: BMNH 46.11.22.22b, ♂, presented by T.C. Jerdon. [designated by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 16)]
• Type locality: “Madras”, India.
• Paralectotypes: BMNH 46.11.22.22a, ♂, and BMNH 46.11.22.22c, ♀, same data as for the lectotype.

Combinations

• Goniodactylus indicus Gray, 1846: 429 [original combination]
• Gymnodactylus indicus — Jerdon, 1853: 468 [subsequent combination]
• Gonatodes indicus — Boulenger, 1885: 64 [subsequent combination]
• Cnemaspis indica — Smith, 1935: 68 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1846. Descriptions of some new species of Indian Lizards. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18: 429–430. BHL
• Jerdon, T.C. 1853. Catalogue of Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 22: 462–479. BHL
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. Taylor and Francis: London. xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps.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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis indica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 July 2023.
• Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis indica  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172680A1365866. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172680A1365866.en. Accessed on 09 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Day Gecko