| Cnemaspis kumarasinghei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "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).
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