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Cnemaspis gunasekarai AMARASINGHE, KARUNARATHNA, MADAWALA & DE SILVA, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCnemaspis gunasekarai AMARASINGHE, KARUNARATHNA, MADAWALA & DE SILVA 2021
Cnemaspis alwisi –– AGARWAL et al. 2017 
DistributionSri Lanka (North Central Province)

Type locality: Ritigala (8˚05'27.63''– 8˚09' 5.19''N, 80˚37'28.62''–80˚41'22.53''E, alt. 385 m a.s.l.), Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka  
ReproductionOviparous (Amarasinghe et al. 2021). 
TypesHolotype: NMSL 2019.17.01, adult male, collected by Anslem de Silva, on 10 November 2005
Paratypes: NMSL 2019.17.02 and NMSL 2019.17.03, adult females, other details same as holotype 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: The following combination of characters distinguishes this new species from all other congeners: adult males reaching 34.6 mm SVL, adult females reaching 31.1 mm SVL; 9–11 supralabials; dorsal granules homogeneous, 117–126 paravertebral granules; four or five spine-like tubercles on flanks; throat, pectoral, and abdominal scales smooth; 119–127 ventrals; no precloacal pores and ten femoral pores (per thigh) in males, 16 interfemoral scales; 89–95 midbody scales, 20–22 ventral scale rows across belly; 19–21 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; subcaudals smooth, subhexagonal shaped, median row of subcaudals greatly enlarged; the differences are summarized for geographically close congeners (Table 2) and for all Sri Lankan species in Karunarathna et al. (2019c, and their table 9). (Amarasinghe et al. 2021).


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CommentSimilar species: C. nilgala, C. hitihamii

Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR) [IUCN criteria is B1a,b (iii)] 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is a noun in the genitive singular case, honoring a leading environmental activist, conservationist, and former Deputy Director of Sri Lanka Customs (Government of Sri Lanka), Mr. Samantha Gunasekara, for his dedication and contributions to biodiversity conservation in Sri Lanka, as well as his generous friendship and support towards the authors. His valuable contributions to the Sri Lanka Customs Department in controlling biodiversity trafficking, illegal pet trade, and biopiracy, as well as to popularizing conservation among the general public, are highly commendable. Mr. Gunasekara is also a senior member and a former president of the Young Zoologists’ Association (YZA) of Sri Lanka. 
References
  • Agarwal, I., Biswas, S., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T.R., De Silva, A. & Batuwita, S. 2017. Cryptic species, taxonomic inflation, or a bit of both? New species phenomenon in Sri Lanka as suggested by a phylogeny of dwarf geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae, Cnemaspis). Systematics and Biodiversity, 15, 427–439 - get paper here
  • Amarasinghe, A. T., Karunarathna, S., Madawala, M., & de Silva, A. 2021. TWO NEW RUPICOLOUS DAY GECKOS OF THE Cnemaspis alwisi GROUP (REPTILIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM SRI LANKA. TAPROBANICA, 10 (1): pp. 23–38 - get paper here
 
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