Cnemaspis regalis

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 regalis

Name

Cnemaspis regalis Pal, Mirza, D’Souza & Shanker, 2021: xliv

• Holotype: BNHS 2617, adult ♂. collected by Saunak Pal and team on 20 December 2011.
• Type locality: “a rock along stream in a low elevation forest patch in Mundanthurai, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu (8.656°N, 77.331°E; 216 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Pal, S., Mirza, Z.A., D’Souza, P.M. & Shanker, K. 2021. Diversifying on the Ark: multiple new endemic lineages of dwarf geckos from the Western Ghats provide insights into the systematics and biogeography of South Asian Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoological Research 42(6): 675–691. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.074 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis regalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Golden crowned Day Gecko