| Cnemaspis manoae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. manoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis manoae Amarasinghe & Karunarathna, 2020 | |
Cnemaspis manoae, commonly known as Mano's day gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]
The gecko was named by Amarasinghe in recognition of his high school biology teacher, Mano Kalupahana, who encouraged him to study zoology. [2]
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Rohan David Pethiyagoda, is one of Sri Lanka's leading naturalists and a taxonomist on Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka.
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