Biology:Cnemaspis kumarasinghei

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Short description: Species of lizard

Cnemaspis kumarasinghei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. kumarasinghei
Binomial name
Cnemaspis kumarasinghei
Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007

Cnemaspis kumarasinghei, commonly known as Kumarasinghe's day gecko, is a species of diurnal gecko in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, kumarasinghei, is in honor of Sri Lankan wildlife ranger Siril Kumarasinghe, who was killed in the line of duty in 2007.[1]

Reproduction

C. kumarasinghei is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 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 kumarasinghei, p. 148).
  2. "Cnemaspis kumarasinghei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=kumarasinghei

Further reading

  • Wickramasinghe, L. J. M., Munindradasa, D. A. I. (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 kumarasinghei, new species, pp. 7-8).

Wikidata ☰ Q2980861 entry