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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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|name = Beddome's day gecko
|name = Beddome's day gecko
| image =
|status = DD
|status = DD
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite journal | author = Srinivasulu, C. | author2 = Srinivasulu, B. | last-author-amp = yes | title = ''Cnemaspis beddomei'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2013 | page = e.T172640A1357426 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2013 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172640/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172640A1357426.en | access-date = 3 January 2018}}</ref>
|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>
|taxon = Cnemaspis beddomei
|taxon = Cnemaspis beddomei
|authority = ([[William Theobald|Theobald]], 1876)
|authority = ([[William Theobald|Theobald]], 1876)
|synonyms = *''Gymnodactylus marmoratus'' <br>{{small|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1870}} <br>(preoccupied)
|synonyms = *''Gymnodactylus marmoratus'' <br/>{{small|[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1870}} <br/>(preoccupied)
*''Gymnodactylus beddomei'' <br>{{small|Theobald, 1876}} <br>(''[[nomen novum]]'')
*''Gymnodactylus beddomei'' <br/>{{small|Theobald, 1876}} <br/>(''[[nomen novum]]'')
*''Gonatodes marmoratus'' <br>{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885}}
*''Gonatodes marmoratus'' <br/>{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1885}}
*''Cnemaspis beddomei'' <br>{{small|— [[Malcolm Arthur Smith|M.A. Smith]], 1935}}
*''Cnemaspis beddomei'' <br/>{{small|— [[Malcolm Arthur Smith|M.A. Smith]], 1935}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref>"''Cnemaspis beddomei'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB>"''Cnemaspis beddomei'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
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'''Beddome's day gecko''' (''Cnemaspis beddomei'' ) is a [[species]] of [[gecko]], a lizard in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Gekkonidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[India]].
'''Beddome's day gecko''' ('''''Cnemaspis beddomei''''') is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|Family]] [[Gekkonidae]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[India]].


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''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>
''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>


==Geographic range==
==Distribution==
''C. beddomei'' is found in the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]].
''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).

Type locality: "South Tinnevelly and Travankor hills 3-5000 feet" (914-1,524 meters).

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==Ecology==
==Ecology==
''C. beddomei'' is [[Diurnality|diurnal]] and is found under rocks; it feeds mainly on insects.
''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" />

==Reproduction==
''C. beddomei'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==Conservation status==
==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]].
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" />


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome RH]] (1870). "Descriptions of some new lizards from the Madras Presidency". ''Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci.'' '''1''': 30–35. (''Gymnodactylus marmoratus'', new species, p.&nbsp;31).
*[[Richard Henry Beddome|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.&nbsp;31).
*[[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.&nbsp;67 + Plate VI, figure 4).
*[[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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;76).
*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.&nbsp;76).
*[[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).
*[[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.&nbsp;71).
*[[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.&nbsp;71).
*[[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.&nbsp;88–89).
*[[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.&nbsp;88–89).


==External links==
==External links==
*{{NRDB species|genus=Cnemaspis |species=beddomei }}
*{{NRDB species|genus=Cnemaspis|species=beddomei}}



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Beddome's day gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. beddomei
Binomial name
Cnemaspis beddomei
(Theobald, 1876)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gymnodactylus marmoratus
    Beddome, 1870
    (preoccupied)
  • Gymnodactylus beddomei
    Theobald, 1876
    (nomen novum)
  • Gonatodes marmoratus
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Cnemaspis beddomei
    — M.A. Smith, 1935

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

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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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

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

Reproduction

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C. beddomei is oviparous.[2]

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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Cnemaspis beddomei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ Theobald W (1876).

Further reading

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  • 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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