Cnemaspis manoae, commonly known as Mano's day gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
| Cnemaspis manoae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. manoae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis manoae Amarasinghe & Karunarathna, 2020
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Etymology
editThe gecko was named by Amarasinghe in recognition of his high school biology teacher, Mano Kalupahana, who encouraged him to study zoology.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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): 71–82. doi:10.47605/tapro.v9i1.223.
- ^ Hallermann, Jakob (2020). "Cnemaspis manoae Amarasinghe & Karunarathna". Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 September 2020.