Cnemaspis jerdonii

Taxonavigation

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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

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Cnemaspis jerdonii (Theobald, 1868)

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

Combinations

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  • Gymnodactylus jerdonii Theobald, 1868: 31 [original combnination]
  • Gonatodes jerdoniiBoulenger, 1885: 71 [subsequent combination]
  • Cnemaspis jerdoniSmith, 1935: 74 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

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  • India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

References

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Primary references

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  • 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

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Vernacular names

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English: Jerdon’s Day Gecko