Cnemaspis molligodai, commonly known as Molligoda's day gecko, is a species of diurnal lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[1]
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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. molligodai
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis molligodai Mendis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007
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Etymology
editThe specific name, molligodai, is in honor of Sri Lankan Hayasinth Molligoda for his service and commitment to the conservation of the amphibians and reptiles of Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
editAdult males of C. molligodai measure 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) in snout–vent length (SVL).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Cnemaspis molligodai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 July 2015.
- ^ 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 molligodai, p. 182).
Further reading
edit- Mendis Wickramasinghe LJ, Munindrdasa DAI (2007). "Review of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with the description of five new species". Zootaxa 1490: 1-63. (Cnemaspis molligodai, new species, p. 9).