Biology:Cnemaspis manoae

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Short description: Species of lizard

Cnemaspis manoae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. manoae
Binomial name
Cnemaspis manoae
Amarasinghe & Karunarathna, 2020

Cnemaspis manoae, commonly known as Mano's day gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Etymology

The gecko was named by Amarasinghe in recognition of his high school biology teacher, Mano Kalupahana, who encouraged him to study zoology.[2]

References

  1. Amarasinghe, A. A. T.; Karunarathna, S. (2020). "A new diminutive day gecko species of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Pilikuttuwa, near the capital of Sri Lanka". Taprobanica 9 (1): 71–82. doi:10.47605/tapro.v9i1.223. 
  2. Hallermann, Jakob (2020). "Cnemaspis manoae Amarasinghe & Karunarathna". Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=manoae. 

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