Cnemaspis sisparensis

Taxonavigation edit

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 sisparensis

Name edit

Cnemaspis sisparensis Theobald, 1876 [nomen novum]

  • Holotype: BMNH 74.4.29.383, ♂, collected by Col. Beddome.
  • Type locality: “At Sholakal, the foot of the Sispara Ghat”, Malappuram district, Kerala, India.

Combinations edit

  • Gymnodactylus sisparensis Theobald, 1876: 86 [original combination, nomen novum for Gymnodactylus maculatus Beddome, 1870]
  • Gonatodes sisparensisBoulenger, 1885: 66 [subsequent combination]
  • Cnemaspis sisparensisSmith, 1935: 69 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms edit

  • Gymnodactylus maculatus Beddome, 1870: 174 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Gymnodactylus maculatus Steindachner, 1867]
    • Holotype: BMNH 74.4.29.383, ♂, collected by Col. Beddome.
    • Type locality: “At Sholakal, the foot of the Sispara Ghat”.
  • Gonatodes bireticulatus Annandale, 1915: 344 [synonymised by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 32)]
    • Holotype: ZSI 17970, ♂, collected by F.H. Gravely.
    • Type locality: “Karalai 1300-3000 ft, Cochin State”.
  • Cnemaspis anaikattiensis Mukherjee, Bhupathy & Nixon, 2005: 1327 [synonymised by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 32)]
    • Holotype: ZSI 25601, ♂, collected by A.M.A. Nixon and D. Mukherjee on 17 September 2003.
    • Type locality: “Anaikatti Hills, Western Ghats, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, 11°05′30.9″N, 76°47′36.2″E”.
    • Paratype: ZSI 25602, ♀, same data as for the holotype.

Native distribution areas edit

  • India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Vernacular names edit

English: Sispara Day Gecko