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Cyrtodactylus punctatus (GRAY, 1867)

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Knuckles ground-gecko
Sinhala: Dumbara bimhoona 
SynonymGeckoella punctata GRAY 1867: 99
Geckoella punctatus (sic) – FERGUSON 1877
Geckoella triedrus (sic) – DERANIYAGALA 1953 [partim]
Geckoella triedra – WICKRAMASINGHE & SOMAWEERA 2002 [partim]
Geckoella triedra – SOMAWEERA & SOMAWEERA 2009 [partim]
Cyrtodactylus punctatus — AMARASINGHE et al. 2022: 15 
DistributionSri Lanka

Lectotype locality: Ceylon (Sri Lanka); probably collected from the environs of Matale (fide Ferguson, 1877; 728'02"N, 8037'24"E, datum = WGS84; 365 m above sea level), Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: NHMUK 1866.1.22.6 (Figs. 2, 4–8; Tables 1–5) designated herein. Adult male. Paralectotype. Adult female, NHMUK 1866.1.22.7, same collection data as the lectotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Amarasinghe et al. 2022: 15 
CommentSynonymy: Geckoella punctata was synonymized with C. triedrus by Smith 1935 until Amarasinghe et al. 2022 resurrected and assigned it to Cyrtodactylus.

Distribution: see map in Amarasinghe et al. 2022: 14 (Fig. 7) 
References
  • Amarasinghe, A. A. Thasun; Suranjan Karunarathna, Patrick D. Campbell, A. K. Anusha Gayan, W. D. Bhanuka Ranasinghe, Anslem De Silva & Zeeshan A. Mirza 2022. The hidden diversity and inland radiation of Sri Lanka’s ground-dwelling geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Systematics and Biodiversity, 20:1, 1-25, - get paper here
  • Gray, J. E. 1867. On a new geckoid lizard from Ceylon. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1867: 98—99. - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1935. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp.
 
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