Cnemaspis wynadensis

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

Cnemaspis wynadensis (Beddome, 1870)

Lectotype: BMNH 74.4.29.355, ♂, collected by R.H. Beddome. [designated by Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda (2007: 25)]
Type locality: “Wynaad”, Kerala, India.
Paralectotypes (n=16): BMNH 74.4.29.356, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.357, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.358, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.359, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.360, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.361, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.362, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.363, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.364, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.365, ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.366, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.367, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.368, ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.369, subadult ♂, BMNH 74.4.29.370, subadult ♀, BMNH 74.4.29.371, 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 wynadensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 July 2023.
Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Cnemaspis wynadensis (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172648A1358712. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172648A1358712.en. Accessed on 05 July 2023.

English: Wynad Day Gecko