Cnemaspis is a
genus of
diurnal (day)
geckos found in
Asia. With over 100 species, it is one of the most diverse genera of geckos. Molecular phylogenies suggest that the two regional groupings may form distinct clades which are not each other's closest relatives.[2]
Description
Species in this genus have slender, clawed digits which are cylindrical or depressed at the base (rarely dilated); the distal phalanges are compressed, forming an angle with the basal portion of the digits, the lower surface of which has a row of plates. Their bodies are more or less depressed, granular or tubercular above. Tail not compressed. Pupil circular; eyelid distinct all round the eye. Males with or without pre-anal or femoral pores.[3]
^ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
^Gamble, T., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. R., & Bauer, A. M. (2015). Into the light: diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115(4), 896–910.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12536
^Boulenger, G. A. (1890). Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia (referring to Gonatodes)
^Wickramasinghe, Mendis & Munindradasa (2007). Review of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1490: 1-63
^
abcdeIskandar, D.T., J.A. McGuire & A.A.Thasun Amarasinghe. (2017) "Description of five new day geckos of Cnemaspis kandiana group (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra and Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia". Journal of Herpetology, 51(1): 142–153. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1670/15-047
^Grismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. (2007). Four new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (
Reptilia:
Squamata) from Southern
Vietnam. Herpetologica 63 (4): 482-500.
[1]
^Grismer, L.L., Onn, C.K., Nasir, N. and Sumontha, M. (2008). A new species of karst-dwelling gecko (genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from the border region of
Thailand and
Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa, 1875: 51-68.
[2]
^
abcdefgGrismer, L.L., Sumontha, M., Cota, M., Grismer, J.L., Wood Jr., P.L., Pauwels, O.S.G. & Kunya, K. 2010. A revision and redescription of the rock gecko Cnemaspis siamensis (Taylor 1925)(Squamata:Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Thailand with a description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2576: 1-55
^
abcGrismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. (2007). Four new species of the
gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (
Reptilia:
Squamata) from Southern
Vietnam. Herpetologica 63 (4): 482-500.
[3]
^
abcdDas, I. (2005) Revision of the Genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae), from the Mentawai and Adjacent Archipelagos off Western
Sumatra,
Indonesia, with the Description of Four New Species. Journal of Herpetology 39(2):233–247
[4]
^Das and Leon (2004). A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from
Southern Thailand. Current Herpetology. 23 (2):63-71.
^Amarasinghe, A.A.T., M.B. Harvey,
Riyanto, & E.N. Smith. (2015). "A New Species of Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia". Herpetologica, 71(2): 160-167. (Jun 2015). DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-14-00034
^Grismer, L. L. and Onn, C. K. (2010). Another new Rock Gecko (genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 2419: 51-62.
[5]
^Duméril and Bibron (1836). Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.3. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 528 pp.
Cnemaspis is a
genus of
diurnal (day)
geckos found in
Asia. With over 100 species, it is one of the most diverse genera of geckos. Molecular phylogenies suggest that the two regional groupings may form distinct clades which are not each other's closest relatives.[2]
Description
Species in this genus have slender, clawed digits which are cylindrical or depressed at the base (rarely dilated); the distal phalanges are compressed, forming an angle with the basal portion of the digits, the lower surface of which has a row of plates. Their bodies are more or less depressed, granular or tubercular above. Tail not compressed. Pupil circular; eyelid distinct all round the eye. Males with or without pre-anal or femoral pores.[3]
^ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
^Gamble, T., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. R., & Bauer, A. M. (2015). Into the light: diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115(4), 896–910.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12536
^Boulenger, G. A. (1890). Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia (referring to Gonatodes)
^Wickramasinghe, Mendis & Munindradasa (2007). Review of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1490: 1-63
^
abcdeIskandar, D.T., J.A. McGuire & A.A.Thasun Amarasinghe. (2017) "Description of five new day geckos of Cnemaspis kandiana group (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra and Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia". Journal of Herpetology, 51(1): 142–153. DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1670/15-047
^Grismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. (2007). Four new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (
Reptilia:
Squamata) from Southern
Vietnam. Herpetologica 63 (4): 482-500.
[1]
^Grismer, L.L., Onn, C.K., Nasir, N. and Sumontha, M. (2008). A new species of karst-dwelling gecko (genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from the border region of
Thailand and
Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa, 1875: 51-68.
[2]
^
abcdefgGrismer, L.L., Sumontha, M., Cota, M., Grismer, J.L., Wood Jr., P.L., Pauwels, O.S.G. & Kunya, K. 2010. A revision and redescription of the rock gecko Cnemaspis siamensis (Taylor 1925)(Squamata:Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Thailand with a description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2576: 1-55
^
abcGrismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. (2007). Four new species of the
gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (
Reptilia:
Squamata) from Southern
Vietnam. Herpetologica 63 (4): 482-500.
[3]
^
abcdDas, I. (2005) Revision of the Genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae), from the Mentawai and Adjacent Archipelagos off Western
Sumatra,
Indonesia, with the Description of Four New Species. Journal of Herpetology 39(2):233–247
[4]
^Das and Leon (2004). A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from
Southern Thailand. Current Herpetology. 23 (2):63-71.
^Amarasinghe, A.A.T., M.B. Harvey,
Riyanto, & E.N. Smith. (2015). "A New Species of Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia". Herpetologica, 71(2): 160-167. (Jun 2015). DOI:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-14-00034
^Grismer, L. L. and Onn, C. K. (2010). Another new Rock Gecko (genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 2419: 51-62.
[5]
^Duméril and Bibron (1836). Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.3. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 528 pp.