Butewe's Day Gecko

Butewe's day gecko is a diurnal gecko endemic to Sri Lanka, named for Butewe Rate Rala, a leader in the 1817 to 1818 Uva-Wellassa rebellion. It was found at 380 to 850 m in the Bambarabotuwa Forest Reserve, restricted to rock outcrops and granite caves in forested areas, and is closely related to the Rakwana round-eyed gecko. An adult male measures 31.7 mm. It is light brown to golden yellow above with five or six W-shaped dark crossbands on the trunk, an oblique black line between eye and nostril, and a grey-white tail with 10 to 12 faded brown bands (Wikipedia, general species account).

It shares its range with the Asian house gecko and the Kandian half-toed gecko. The describing researchers considered it threatened because of low numbers, recorded at six locations. No national Red List category was found.