Cnemaspis ornata

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

Cnemaspis ornata (Beddome, 1870)

Lectotype: BMNH 74.4.29.400, ♂, collected by R.H. Beddome. [designated by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 22)]
Type locality: “South Tinnevelly Hills”, Tamil Nadu, India.
Paralectotypes (n=9): BMNH 74.4.29.401, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.402, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.403, juvenile, BMNH 74.4.29.404, juvenile, BMNH 74.4.29.405, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.406, juvenile, BMNH 74.4.29.407, juvenile, BMNH 74.4.29.408, juvenile, BMNH 74.4.29.409, juvenile, same data as for the lectotype.

Beddome, R.H. 1870. Descriptions of some new Lizards from the Madras Presidency. The Madras Monthly Journal of Medical Science 1: 30–35. Reference page.
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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis ornata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 July 2023.
Srinivasulu, B. & Srinivasulu, C. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis ornata (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172662A1361832. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172662A1361832.en. Accessed on 09 July 2023.

English: Ornate Day Gecko