Cnemaspis kotagamai
| Cnemaspis kotagamai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. kotagamai
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis kotagamai | |
Cnemaspis kotagamai, or Kotagama's day gecko, is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka, described in 2019 from Ratnapura.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name kotagamai is named in honor of ornithologist Sarath Kotagama.[2]
Taxonomy
The species is closely related to C. ingerorum and C. kallima morphological aspects.[2][3]
Ecology
The species was discovered from a granite cave in Bambaragala forest, Pallebedda, Ratnapura.[2]
Description
Snout-to-vent length is 29.8 mm in adult male.[3]
References
- ^ Cnemaspis kotagamai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Cnemaspis kotagamai, C. dissanayakai & C. kawminiae • Three New Species of Day Geckos (Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from Isolated Granite Cave Habitats in Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b Karunarathna S; de Silva A; et al. (2019). "Three new species of day geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from isolated granite cave habitats in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Journal of Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (2): 323–354.