Wild Herps - Gammaduwa Day Gecko (Cnemaspis kallima)

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Cnemaspis kallima — Gammaduwa Day Gecko

Also known as:

Ornate Day Gecko, Beautiful Round-eyed Gecko

Laggala-Pallegama, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka—August 7, 2019

My guide Udaya Chanaka provided me with an ID for this gecko. This is an essentially terrestrial species, known only from a small part of the Knuckles mountain range.

Online references:

Cnemaspis kallima account on The Reptile Database
Cnemaspis kallima account on iNaturalist

Printed references:

Somaweera, R., Somaweera, N. 2009. Lizards of Sri Lanka: A Colour Guide with Field Keys