Cyrtodactylus triedrus

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: Cyrtodactylus
Species: Cyrtodactylus triedrus

Name

Cyrtodactylus triedrus (Günther, 1864)

• Holotype: NHMUK 1855.2.12.7, adult ♂, collected by Hugh Cuming.
• Type locality: “Ceylon [=Sri Lanka]”, probably from the environs of Peradeniya (7°16'11"N, 80°35'37"E, datum ¼ WGS84; 500 m above sea level), Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Combinations

• Gymnodactylus triedrus Günther, 1864: 113 [original combination]
• Cyrtodactylus triedrus – Underwood, 1954: 475 [subsequent combination]
• Geckoella triedrus – Kluge, 1991 [subsequent combination]
• Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) triedrus — Wood et al., 2012 [subsequent combination, subgenus]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Amarasinghe, A.A.T., Karunarathna, S., Campbell, P.D., Gayan, A.K.A., Ranasinghe, W.D.B., de Silva, A. & Mirza, Z.A. 2022. The hidden diversity and inland radiation of Sri Lanka’s ground-dwelling geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 20(1): 1–25. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2022.2039319 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cyrtodactylus triedrus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 January 2020.
• Ukuwela, K. & Kannishka, S. 2021. IUCN: Cyrtodactylus triedrus  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178698A123308660. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178698A123308660.en. Accessed on 05 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Grounded-gecko