Cnemaspis jerdonii

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 jerdonii

Name

Cnemaspis jerdonii (Theobald, 1868)

• Syntypes (n=2): ZSI 6179, adult ♂ and ZSI 6180, juvenile.
• Type locality: not stated, presumably “India”.

Combinations

• Gymnodactylus jerdonii Theobald, 1868: 31 [original combnination]
• Gonatodes jerdonii — Boulenger, 1885: 71 [subsequent combination]
• Cnemaspis jerdoni — Smith, 1935: 74 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

References

Primary references

• Theobald, W. 1868. Catalogue of reptiles in the museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Journal of the asiatic Society of Bengal 37(extra number 146): vi + 7–88. 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. 

Additional references

• 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 jerdonii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 July 2023.
• Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis jerdonii  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172630A1355610. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172630A1355610.en. Accessed on 09 July 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Jerdon’s Day Gecko