Biology:Cnemaspis molligodai
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Short description: Species of lizard
Cnemaspis molligodai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. molligodai
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Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis molligodai Mendis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007
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Cnemaspis molligodai, commonly known as Molligoda's day gecko, is a species of diurnal lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, molligodai, is in honor of Sri Lankan Hayasinth Molligoda for his service and commitment to the conservation of the amphibians and reptiles of Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Adult males of C. molligodai measure 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) in snout–vent length (SVL).[1]
Reproduction
C. molligodai is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cnemaspis molligodai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 July 2015.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis molligodai, p. 182).
Further reading
- Mendis Wickramasinghe LJ, Munindrdasa DAI (2007). "Review of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with the description of five new species". Zootaxa 1490: 1-63. (Cnemaspis molligodai, new species, p. 9).
Wikidata ☰ Q2980872 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnemaspis molligodai.
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