Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Gekkonidae Scientific name Cnemaspis ranwellai | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Genus Cnemaspis Rank Species | |
Ranwella's day gecko (Cnemaspis ranwellai) is a species of gecko in the subfamily Gekkoninae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Taxonomy
Cnemaspis ranwellai was described as a species new to science by L.J.M. Wickramasinghe in 2006. However, in 2007, after further review, Wickramsinghe and Munindradasa determined that C. ranwellai is a synonym of C. scalpensis.
Etymology
The specific name, ranwellai, is in honor of Sri Lankan herpetologist Sanjeewa Ranwella (1965–2003).
References
Ranwella's day gecko Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA