Cnemaspis beddomei

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. beddomei
Name

Cnemaspis beddomei Theobald, 1876

Type locality: Tinnevelly and Travancore Hills (3000 - 5000 ft.)

Holotype: BMNH, ZSI
Synonyms

Gymnodactylus marmoratus Beddome, 1870
Gymnodactylus beddomei Theobald, 1876: 88 (nom. nov. fide Smith 1935)
Gonatodes marmoratus Boulenger, 1885: 67

References

Theobald, 1876. Descriptive catalogue of the reptiles of British India. Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta: xiii + 238 pp.
Cnemaspis beddomei at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

S India

Vernacular names
English: Beddome’s day gecko

Beddome's day gecko (Cnemaspis beddomei) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.

Etymology

C. beddomei is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830–1911, a British army officer and botanist.[3]
Geographic range

C. beddomei is found in the Western Ghats, India.[1]

The type locality is "South Tinnevelly and Travankor hills 3-5000 feet"[4] (914-1,524 meters).
Ecology

C. beddomei is diurnal and is found under rocks in forests; it feeds mainly on insects.[1]
Reproduction

C. beddomei is oviparous.[2]
Conservation status

The exact threats to C. beddomei are unknown but may be human disturbance. However, it exists in protected areas Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Meghamalai.[1]
References

Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Cnemaspis beddomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172640A1357426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172640A1357426.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Cnemaspis beddomei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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 beddomei, p. 21).

Theobald W (1876).

Further reading

Beddome RH (1870). "Descriptions of some new lizards from the Madras Presidency". Madras Monthly Journal of Medical Science 1: 30–35. (Gymnodactylus marmoratus, new species, p. 31).
Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Gonatodes marmoratus, p. 67 + Plate VI, figure 4).
Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Gonatodes marmoratus, p. 76).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cnemaspis beddomei, p. 62). (in German).
Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Cnemaspis beddomei, p. 71).
Theobald W (1876). Descriptive Catalogue of the Reptiles of British India. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. x + 238 pp. + Synopsis, i–xxxviii pp. + Appendix i–xiii pp. (Gymnodactylus beddomei, new species, pp. 88–89).