Anslems' Day Gecko

Anslems' day gecko is a diurnal gecko endemic to Sri Lanka, described from the northwestern foothills of the Samanalawewa Nature Reserve and named for the herpetologist Anslem de Silva. It is restricted to home gardens and tropical evergreen rainforest around Udamaliboda, Lihinihela, Borangamuwa and Warnagala. Adult males measure 34.4 mm and females 32.5 mm from snout to vent. The body is slender and long, the back reticulated brown, black and white with two large oval patches on the neck, and the chin, throat and neck are bright yellow. The tail has 13 to 15 cinnamon-brown blotches and the eggs are pure white and spherical (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives alongside several other geckos, including the Kandian half-toed gecko and the Asian house gecko. The describing researchers pointed to tea and rubber plantations and mini hydropower plants as threats. No national Red List category was found.