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Gunasekara's Day Gecko

Geckos

Cnemaspis gunasekarai

Basic stats

Habitat

Dry, shaded, cool surfaces of large rock outcrops and caves

Range

Endemic to the Ritigala wet forest patch, Sri Lanka

Size

Male 34.6mm

Gunasekara's day gecko is a diurnal, rock-dwelling gecko endemic to Sri Lanka and restricted to the wet forest patch at Ritigala. It is named for Samantha Gunasekara and resembles the Nilgala and Hitihami geckos. An adult male measures 34.6 mm. The back has keeled granular scales and four or five spine-like tubercles on the flanks, with creamy vertebral markings on a yellowish-brown ground, two dark blotches behind the eye, and a bright yellow and black stripe on the neck. The tail is yellowish brown with ten pale yellow markings (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found on dry, shaded, cool surfaces of large rock outcrops or in caves. No national Red List category was found.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Gunasekara's Day Gecko live in?
Dry, shaded, cool surfaces of large rock outcrops and caves
Where is the Gunasekara's Day Gecko found?
Endemic to the Ritigala wet forest patch, Sri Lanka
How big is the Gunasekara's Day Gecko?
Male 34.6mm
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