Cnemaspis ornata

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 ornata

Name

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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.

Combinations

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  • Gymnodactylus ornata Beddome, 1870: 32 [original combination]
  • Gonatodes ornatusBoulenger, 1885: 66 [subsequent combination]
  • Cnemaspis ornataSmith, 1935: 70 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

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  • India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Ornate Day Gecko