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{{Short description|Species of lizard}} |
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| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2013.1| id = 172640| title = Cnemaspis beddomei| assessors = Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B.| year = 2013| downloaded = 27 October 2013}}</ref> |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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|status = DD |
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| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
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| subordo = [[Sauria]] |
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|status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Srinivasulu, C. |author2=Srinivasulu, B. |date=2013 |title=''Cnemaspis beddomei'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T172640A1357426 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172640A1357426.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| familia = [[Gekkonidae]] |
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|taxon = Cnemaspis beddomei |
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|authority = ([[William Theobald|Theobald]], 1876) |
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| species = '''''C. beddomei''''' |
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|synonyms = *''Gymnodactylus marmoratus'' <br/>{{small|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1870}} <br/>(preoccupied) |
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| binomial = ''Cnemaspis beddomei'' |
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*''Gymnodactylus beddomei'' <br/>{{small|Theobald, 1876}} <br/>(''[[nomen novum]]'') |
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| binomial_authority = (Beddome, 1870) |
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*''Gonatodes marmoratus'' <br/>{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885}} |
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*''Cnemaspis beddomei'' <br/>{{small|— [[Malcolm Arthur Smith|M.A. Smith]], 1935}} |
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|synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB>"''Cnemaspis beddomei'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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'''Beddome's day gecko''' |
'''Beddome's day gecko''' ('''''Cnemaspis beddomei''''') is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|Family]] [[Gekkonidae]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[India]]. |
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==Etymology== |
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''C. beddomei'' is named after [[Richard Henry Beddome]], 1830–1911, a British army officer and botanist.<ref>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).</ref> |
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Type locality: Tinnevelly and Travancore Hills (3000 - 5000 ft ASL) ''Terra typica restricta'' (M. A. Smith 1935): Travancore |
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==Geographic range== |
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''C. beddomei'' is found in the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] is South Tinnevelly and Travankor hills at elevation of 914 - 1,524 m"<ref>[[William Theobald|Theobald W]] (1876).</ref> (3000 - 5000 feet). |
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==Ecology== |
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''C. beddomei'' is [[Diurnality|diurnal]] and is found under rocks in [[forest]]s; it feeds mainly on insects.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> |
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==Reproduction== |
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''C. beddomei'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> |
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==Conservation status== |
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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]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. |
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* Theobald,W. 1876 Descriptive catalogue of the reptiles of British India. Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta: xiii + 238 pp. |
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*[[George Albert Boulenger|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). |
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*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). |
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*[[Herbert Rösler (herpetologist)|Rösler H]] (2000). "''Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)''". ''Gekkota'' '''2''': 28–153. (''Cnemaspis beddomei'', p. 62). (in German). |
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*[[Malcolm Arthur Smith|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). |
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*[[William Theobald|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). |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Cnemaspis]] |
[[Category:Cnemaspis]] |
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[[Category:Reptiles of India]] |
[[Category:Reptiles of India]] |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]] |
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[[Category:Reptiles described in 1870]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:52, 4 September 2023
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. beddomei
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Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis beddomei (Theobald, 1876)
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Beddome's day gecko (Cnemaspis beddomei) is a species of lizard in the Family Gekkonidae endemic to India.
Etymology
[edit]C. beddomei is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830–1911, a British army officer and botanist.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]C. beddomei is found in the Western Ghats, India.[1] The type locality is South Tinnevelly and Travankor hills at elevation of 914 - 1,524 m"[4] (3000 - 5000 feet).
Ecology
[edit]C. beddomei is diurnal and is found under rocks in forests; it feeds mainly on insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Conservation status
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 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).
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