Cnemaspis kawminiae

Cnemaspis kawminiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cnemaspis
Species:	C. kawminiae
Binomial name
	Cnemaspis kawminiae; Karunarathna, Silva, Bauer & Botejue, 2019

Cnemaspis kawminiae, or Kawmini's day gecko, is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka, described in 2019 from Nuwara Eliya.[1]

Etymology

The specific name kawminiae is named in honor of Hadunneththi Kawmini Mendis, who is the mother of Suranjan Karunarathna, first author. His mother supported the research team financially as well as encourage them including his son.[1]

Taxonomy

The species is closely related to C. kumarasinghei and C. gotaimbarai morphological aspects.[1][2]

Ecology

The species was discovered from a granite cave in Mandaram Nuwara, closer to Pidurutalagala Mountain, Nuwara Eliya.[1]

Description

Snout to vent length is 33.7 mm in adult male and 35.2 mm in adult female. Granular scales flat. Chin, gular, pectoral, and abdominal scales are smooth. There are 86–92 paravertebral granules. Two precloacal pore present. In males, 4–5 femoral pores present. Median row with an irregular sub-rhomboid small scales series. Head small with short snout. Small eyes with round pupils. Dorsum of head, body, limbs and tail generally light grey to brown. An oblique black line in the interorbital area present. There are five ‘W’-shaped black patch on the occipital area. Three straight, dark brown postorbital stripes. Ten grey brownish blotches runs along the tail.[2]

References

"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.
"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. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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[kotagama-1] "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.

[newsp-2] "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. Retrieved 2 January 2020.