Cnemaspis manoae | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
- โ 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): 71โ82. doi:10.47605/tapro.v9i1.223.
- โ Hallermann, Jakob (2020). "Cnemaspis manoae Amarasinghe & Karunarathna". Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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