Cnemaspis
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Cnemaspis is a genus of diurnal (day) geckos found in Asia. With over 100 species, it is one of the most diverse genera of geckos. Molecular phylogenies suggest that the two regional groupings may form distinct clades which are not each other's closest relatives.<ref>Gamble, T., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. R., & Bauer, A. M. (2015). Into the light: diurnality has evolved multiple times in geckos. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115(4), 896–910. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12536</ref>
Description
Species in this genus have slender, clawed digits which are cylindrical or depressed at the base (rarely dilated); the distal phalanges are compressed, forming an angle with the basal portion of the digits, the lower surface of which has a row of plates. Their bodies are more or less depressed, granular or tubercular above. Tail not compressed. Pupil circular; eyelid distinct all round the eye. Males with or without pre-anal or femoral pores.<ref>Boulenger, G. A. (1890). Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia (referring to Gonatodes)</ref>
Species
The Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka group

- C. aaronbaueri Sayyed, Grismer, Campbell & Dileepkumar, 2019
- C. adii C. Srinivasulu, Kumar & B. Srinivasulu, 2015 – Adi's day gecko
- C. agarwali Khandekar, 2019 – Agarwal's dwarf gecko
- C. agayagangai Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022 – Agaya Gangai dwarf gecko
- C. ajijae Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar, 2018 – Ajija's day gecko
- C. alwisi Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007<ref name="W&M2007">Wickramasinghe, Mendis & Munindradasa (2007). Review of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Sri Lanka with the description of five new species. Zootaxa 1490: 1-63</ref> – Alwis's day gecko
- C. amba Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal, 2019 – Amba dwarf gecko
- C. amboliensis Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar, 2018 – Amboli day gecko
- C. amith Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – Amith's day gecko
- C. anamudiensis Cyriac, Johny, Umesh & Palot, 2018
- C. anandani Murthy, Nitesh, Sengupta & Deepak, 2019 – Anandan's day gecko
- C. andersonii (Annandale, 1905)
- C. anslemi Karunarathna & Ukuwela, 2019
- C. assamensis Das & Sengupta, 2000 – Assam day gecko
- C. australis Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – southern day gecko
- C. avasabinae Agarwal, Bauer & Khandekar, 2020 – Sabin's Nellore dwarf gecko<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- C. azhagu Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2022
- C. balerion Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. bangara Agarwal, Thackeray, Pal, & Khandekar, 2020<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- C. beddomei (Theobald, 1876) – Beddome's day gecko
- C. boiei (Gray, 1876) – Boie's day gecko
- C. butewai Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Butewe's day gecko
- C. cavernicola Khandekar, Thackeray, Kalaimani & Agarwal, 2023
- C. chengodumalaensis Cyriac, Palot, Deuti & Umesh, 2020
- C. dissanayakai Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Dissanayaka's day gecko
- C. fantastica Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022 – fantastic dwarf gecko
- C. flavigularis Pal, Mirza, Dsouza, & Shanker, 2021
- C. flaviventralis Sayyed, Pyron & Dahanukar, 2016 – yellow-bellied day gecko
- C. galaxia Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. ganeshaiahi Narayanan, Pal, Grismer, &Aravind, 2023 – Ganeshaiah's dwarf gecko
- C. gemunu de Silva, Greenbaum & Jackman, 2007
- C. girii Mirza, Pal, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014 – Giri's day gecko
- C. goaensis Sharma, 1976 – Goan day gecko
- C. godagedarai de Silva, Bauer, Botejue & Karunarathna, 2019 – Godagedara's day gecko
- C. gotaimbarai Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Gotaimbara's day gecko
- C. gracilis (Beddome, 1870) – graceful day gecko
- C. graniticola Agarwal, Thackeray, Pal & Khandekar, 2020 – granite dwarf gecko
- C. gunasekarai Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Madawala & de Silva, 2021
- C. gunawardanai Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Madawala & de Silva, 2021
- C. heteropholis Bauer, 2002 – Gund day gecko, different-scaled day gecko
- C. hitihamii Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Hitihami's day gecko
- C. indica Gray, 1846 – Indian day gecko, Nilgiri dwarf gecko
- C. ingerorum Batuwita, Agarwal & Bauer, 2019
- C. jackieii Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. jayaweerai Karunarathna, Ukuwela, De Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer, & Gorin, 2023
- C. jerdonii (Theobald, 1868) – Jerdon's day gecko
- C. kalakadensis Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2022
- C. kallima Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007
- C. kandambyi Batuwita & Udugampala, 2017
- C. kandiana (Kelaart, 1852), Kandyan day gecko<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- C. kawminiae Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Kawmini's day gecko
- C. kivulegedarai Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Kivulegedara's day gecko
- C. kohukumburai Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Kohukumbura's day gecko
- C. kolhapurensis Giri, Bauer & Gaikwad, 2009 <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> – Kolhapur day gecko
- C. kotagamai Karunarathna et al., 2019) – Kotagama's day gecko
- C. kottiyoorensis Cyriac & Umesh, 2014 – Kottiyoor day gecko
- C. koynaensis Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal, 2019 – Koyna dwarf gecko
- C. krishnagiriensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2021 – Krishnagiri dwarf gecko
- C. kumarasinghei Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007 – Kumarasinghe's day gecko
- C. latha Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – Latha's day gecko
- C. limayei Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar, 2018 – Limaye's day gecko
- C. lithophilis Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. littoralis (Jerdon, 1854) – coastal day gecko
- C. lokugei Karunarathna et al., 2021 – Lokuge's day gecko
- C. maculicollis Cyriac, Johny, Umesh & Palot, 2018
- C. magnifica Khandekar, Thackeray, Pal & Agarwal, 2020 – Magnificent dwarf gecko
- C. mahabali Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar, 2018 – Mahabal's day gecko
- C. manoae Amarasinghe & Karunarathna, 2020 – Mano's day gecko
- C. menikay Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007
- C. molligodai Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007 – Molligoda's day gecko
- C. monticola Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007
- C. mundanthuraiensis Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2022
- C. mysoriensis (Jerdon, 1853) – Mysore day gecko
- C. nairi Inger, Marx & Koshy, 1984 – Ponmudi day gecko
- C. nandimithrai Karunarathna et al., 2019 – Nandimithra's day gecko
- C. nanayakkarai Karunarathna, Ukuwela, De Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer, & Gorin, 2023
- C. nicobaricus Chandramouli, 2020
- C. nigriventris Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. nilagirica Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – Nilgiri day gecko
- C. nilgala Karunarathna, Bauer, de Silva, Surasinghe, Somaratna, Madawala, Gabadage, Botejue, Henkanaththegedara & Ukuwela, 2019 – Nilgala day gecko
- C. nimbus Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. ornata (Beddome, 1870) – ornate day gecko
- C. pachaimalaiensis Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022 – Pachaimalai dwarf gecko
- C. palakkadensis Sayyed, Cyriac & Dileepkumar, 2020 – Palakkad dwarf gecko
- C. palanica Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. pava Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007
- C. phillipsi Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – Phillip's day gecko
- C. podihuna Deraniyagala, 1944 – Deraniyagala's gecko
- C. pulchra Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007
- C. punctata Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007
- C. rajakarunai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Rathnayake, 2016
- C. rajgadensis Sayyed, Cyriac, Pardeshi & Sulakhe, 2021
- C. ranganaensis Sayyed & Sulakhe, 2020 – Rangana dwarf gecko
- C. regalis Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. rashidi Sayyed et al, 2023<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- C. retigalensis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007 – Retigala day gecko
- C. rishivalleyensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2020 – Rishi Valley dwarf gecko
- C. rubraoculus Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. rudhira Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022 – scarlet dwarf gecko
- C. sakleshpurensis Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2022
- C. salimalii Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022 – Salim Ali's dwarf gecko
- C. samanalensis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa, 2007 – Samanala day gecko
- Template:Ill Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal, 2024
- C. scalpensis (Ferguson, 1877) – Ferguson's day gecko
- C. schalleri Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2021 – Schaller's Sakleshpur dwarf gecko
- C. shevaroyensis Khandekar, Gaitonde & Agarwal, 2019 – Shevaroy dwarf gecko
- C. silvula Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – forest day gecko
- C. sisparensis (Theobald, 1876) – Sispara day gecko or Theobald's gecko
- C. smaug Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- C. stellapulvis Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal, 2020 – stardust dwarf gecko
- Template:Ill Sayyed et al., 2023
- C. tanintharyi Lee, Miller, Zug, & Mulcahy, 2019 – Tanintharyi rock gecko
- C. thackerayi Khandekar, Gaitonde, & Agarwal, 2019 – Thackeray's dwarf gecko
- C. thayawthadangyi Lee, Miller, Zug & Mulcahy, 2019 – Thayawthadangyi Islands rock gecko
- C. tigris Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2022
- Template:Ill Sayyed et al., 2023
- C. tropidogaster (Boulenger, 1885) – rough-bellied day gecko or marked-belly gecko
- C. umashaankeri Narayanan & Aravind, 2022
- C. upendrai Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 – Upendra's day gecko
- C. uttaraghati Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2021
- C. vijayae Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2022
- C. wallaceii Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker, 2021
- Template:Ill Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal, 2024
- C. wicksi (Stoliczka, 1873)
- C. wynadensis (Beddome, 1870) – Wynad day gecko
- C. yelagiriensis Agarwal, Thackeray, Pal & Khandekar, 2020 – Yelagiri dwarf gecko
- C. yercaudensis Das & Bauer, 2000 – Yercaud day gecko
- C. zacharyi Cyriac, Palot, Deuti & Umesh, 2020
The Sundaland group
- C. aceh Iskandar, McGuire, & Amarasinghe, 2017<ref name=dti2017>Template:Aut. (2017) "Description of five new day geckos of Cnemaspis kandiana group (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra and Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia". Journal of Herpetology, 51(1): 142–153. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1670/15-047</ref>Template:Rp
- C. adangrawi Ampai, Rujirawan, Wood, Stuart, & Aowphol, 2019 - Adang-Rawi rock gecko
- C. affinis (Stoliczka, 1870) – Stoliczka's gecko, Pinang Island rock gecko
- C. andalas Iskandar, McGuire, & Amarasinghe, 2017<ref name=dti2017/>Template:Rp
- C. argus Dring, 1979<ref>Template:Aut, 1979. Amphibians and reptiles from northern Trengganu, Malaysia, with descriptions of two new geckos: Cnemaspis and Cyrtodactylus. Bulletin of The British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 34 (5): 181-241</ref> – Dring's gecko, Argus rock gecko, Lawit Mountain rock gecko
- C. aurantiacopes Grismer & Ngo, 2007<ref>Grismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. (2007). Four new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Reptilia: Squamata) from Southern Vietnam. Herpetologica 63 (4): 482-500. [1]</ref> – Hon Dat rock gecko
- C. auriventralis Rujirawan, Yodthong, Ampai, Termprayoon, Aksornneam, Stuart, & Aowphol, 2022 – Erawan rock gecko
- C. baueri Das & Grismer 2003 – Bauer's rock gecko, Pulau Aur rock gecko
- C. bayuensis Grismer, Grismer, Wood, & Chan 2008 – Kampung Bayu rock gecko, Gua Bayu rock gecko, Bayu Cave rock gecko
- C. bidongensis Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Sumarli, Vazquez, Ismail, Nance, Mohd-amin, Othman, Rizaijessika, Kuss, Murdoc, & Cobos, 2014 – Pulau Bidong rock gecko
- C. biocellata Grismer, Chan, Nurolhuda, & Sumontha 2008,<ref>Grismer, L.L., Onn, C.K., Nasir, N. and Sumontha, M. (2008). A new species of karst-dwelling gecko (genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from the border region of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa, 1875: 51-68. [2]</ref> – twin-spot rock gecko
- C. boulengeri Strauch 1887 – Boulenger's rock gecko, Con Dao round eyed gecko
- C. calderana Milto & Bezman-Moseyko, 2021
- C. chanardi Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer">Grismer, L.L., Sumontha, M., Cota, M., Grismer, J.L., Wood Jr., P.L., Pauwels, O.S.G. & Kunya, K. 2010. A revision and redescription of the rock gecko Cnemaspis siamensis (Taylor 1925)(Squamata:Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Thailand with a description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2576: 1-55</ref> - Chan-ard's rock gecko
- C. chanthaburiensis Bauer & Das 1998 – Chanthaburi rock gecko
- C. caudanivea Grismer & Ngo, 2007<ref name="bioone_a">Grismer, L. L. and Ngo, V. T. (2007). Four new species of the gekkonid genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Reptilia: Squamata) from Southern Vietnam. Herpetologica 63 (4): 482-500. [3]</ref> – Hon Tre Island rock gecko
- C. dezwaani Das 2005<ref name="bioone">Das, I. (2005) Revision of the Genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Sauria: Gekkonidae), from the Mentawai and Adjacent Archipelagos off Western Sumatra, Indonesia, with the Description of Four New Species. Journal of Herpetology 39(2):233–247 [4]</ref>
- C. dringi Das & Bauer 1998 – Dring's rock gecko
- C. flavigaster Chan & Grismer 2008 – orange-bellied rock gecko
- C. flavolineata (Nicholls, 1949) – yellow-striped rock gecko
- C. grismeri Wood, Quah, Anuar Ms, & Muin, 2013 - Grismer's rock gecko
- C. hangus Grismer et al., 2014
- C. harimau Chan, Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Muin, Savage, Grismer, Ahmad, Remigio, & Greer, 2010 - tiger rock gecko
- C. huaseesom Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer" />
- C. jacobsoni Das 2005<ref name="bioone" />
- C. kamolnorranathi Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer" /> – Kamolnorranath's rock gecko
- C. karsticola Grismer, Grismer, Wood, & Chan 2008 – karst-dwelling rock gecko
- C. kendallii (Gray, 1845) – Kendall's rock gecko
- C. kumpoli Taylor 1963 – Kumpol's rock gecko, Trang Province gecko
- C. lagang Nashriq, Davis, Bauer, & Das, 2022
- C. laoensis Grismer, 2010 - Lao rock gecko
- C. leucura Kurita, Nishikawa, Matsui, & Hikida, 2017 - curse rock gecko
- C. limi Das & Grismer 2003 – Tioman Island rock gecko
- C. lineatubercularis Ampai, Wood, Stuart, & Aowphol, 2020 - Lan Saka rock gecko
- C. lineogularis Wood, Grismer, Aowphol, Aguilar, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch, & Sites, 2017 - stripe-throated rock gecko
- C. mahsuriae Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, & Ahmad, 2015 - Mahsuri's rock gecko
- C. matahari Nashriq, Davis, Bauer, & Das, 2022
- C. mcguirei Grismer, Grismer, Wood, & Chan 2008 – McGuire's rock gecko
- C. minang Iskandar, McGuire, & Amarsinghe, 2017<ref name=dti2017/>Template:Rp
- C. modiglianii Das 2005<ref name="bioone" />
- C. monachorum Grismer, Ahmad, Chan, Belabut, Muin, Wood, & Grismer, 2009 - Monks's rock gecko
- C. mumpuniae Grismer et al., 2014
- C. muria Riyanto, Munir, Martamenggala, Fitriana, & Hamidy, 2019
- C. narathiwatensis Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer" /> – Narathiwat rock gecko
- C. neangthyi Grismer, Grismer, & Chav, 2010 – Neang Thy's rock gecko
- C. nigridia (Smith, 1925) – Borneo black gecko, black-spotted rock gecko
- C. niyomwanae Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer" /> – Niyomwan's rock gecko,
- C. nuicamensis Grismer & Ngo, 2007<ref name="bioone_a" /> – Nui Cam Hill rock gecko
- C. omari Grismer et al., 2014
- C. pagai Iskandar, McGuire, & Amarsinghe, 2017<ref name=dti2017/>Template:Rp
- C. paripari Grismer & Onn, 2009 - fairy rock gecko
- C. pemanggilensis Grismer & Das 2006 – Johor, West Malaysia – Pemanggil Island rock gecko
- C. peninsularis Grismer et al., 2014 – peninsular rock gecko
- C. perhentianensis Grismer & Chan, 2008
- C. phangngaensis Wood, Grismer, Aowphol, Aguilar, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch, & Sites, 2017 - Phang Nga rock gecko
- C. phuketensis Das & Leon 2004,<ref>Das and Leon (2004). A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Southern Thailand. Current Herpetology. 23 (2):63-71.</ref>
- C. pseudomcguirei Grismer, Ahmad, Chan, Belabut, Muin, Wood, & Grismer, 2009 - false McGuire's rock gecko
- C. psychedelica Grismer, Ngo, & Grismer, 2010 – psychedelic rock gecko
- C. punctatonuchalis Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer" /> – spotted-neck rock gecko
- C. purnamai Riyanto, Hamidy, Sidik, & Gunalen, 2017<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- C. rajabasa Amarasinghe, Harvey, Riyanto, & Smith, 2015<ref name=aata2015>Template:Aut. (2015). "A New Species of Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra, Indonesia". Herpetologica, 71(2): 160-167. (Jun 2015). DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-14-00034</ref>
- C. roticanai Grismer & Onn, 2010<ref>Grismer, L. L. and Onn, C. K. (2010). Another new Rock Gecko (genus Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 2419: 51-62. [5]</ref> – Roti Canai rock gecko
- C. samui Ampai, Rujirawan, Yodthong, Termprayoon, Stuart, Wood, & Aowphol, 2022
- C. selamatkanmerapoh Grismer, Wood, Mohamed, Chan, Heinz, Sumarli, Chan & Loredo, 2013 - Merapoh rock gecko
- C. selenolagus Grismer, Yushchenko, Pawangkhanant, Nazarov, Naiduangchan, Suwannapoom & Poyarkov, 2020 - Moon Rabbit Rock Gecko
- C. shahruli Grismer, Chan, Quah, Muin, Savage, Grismer, Ahmad, Greer, & Remegio, 2010 - Shahrul's rock gecko
- C. siamensis (Smith, 1925) – Siamese rock gecko
- C. similan Ampai, Rujirawan, Yodthong, Termprayoon, Stuart, Wood, & Aowphol, 2022
- C. sirehensis Nashriq, Davis, Bauer, & Das, 2022
- C. stongensis Grismer et al., 2014
- C. sundagekko Grismer et al., 2014
- C. sundainsula Grismer et al., 2014
- C. tapanuli Iskandar, McGuire, & Amarsinghe, 2017<ref name=dti2017/>Template:Rp
- C. tarutaoensis Ampai, Rujirawan, Wood, Stuart, & Aowphol, 2019 - Tarutao rock gecko
- C. temiah Grismer et al., 2014
- C. thachanaensis Wood, Grismer, Aowphol, Aguilar, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch, & Sites, 2017
- C. tubaensis Quah, Wood, Anuar, & Muin, 2020 – Tuba Island rock gecko
- C. tucdupensis Grismer & Ngo, 2007<ref name="bioone_a" /> – Tuc Dup Hill rock gecko
- C. timoriensis Duméril & Bibron 1836,<ref>Duméril and Bibron (1836). Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.3. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 528 pp.</ref>
- C. vandeventeri Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels, & Kunya, 2010<ref name="Grismer" /> – VanDeventer's rock gecko
- C. whittenorum Das 2005<ref name="bioone" />