title: Cnemaspis rammalensis sp. nov., Sri Lanka's largest day-gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Cnemaspis) from Rammalakanda Man and Biosphere Reserve in southern Sri Lanka.
abstract: A new species of rock dwelling gecko belonging to the genus Cnemaspis is described from Sri Lanka based on a suite of morphological features. The species is the largest of its genus described from Sri Lanka so far (snout-vent length 52-54 mm) and is the second largest of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot. It may be diagnosed in details of both scalation (ventrals186-207; mid-subcaudals large; absence of precloacal pores; 15 femoral pores on each side; 22-23 and 23-25 subdigital lamellae on finger IV and on toe IV, respectively; smooth scales on tail dorsum) and colouration (five prominent trilobate shaped cream markings pointing towards head and extending from neck to vent).The species is found in a unique habitat in the Rammalakanda Forest, where it is threatened by deforestation.
authors.affiliation: Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, 31/5, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Dulan Ranga
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Vidanapathirana
authors.affiliation: Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, 31/5, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: M D Gehan
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rajeev
authors.affiliation: Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, 31/5, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Nethu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wickramasinghe
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Biodiversity Research and Education, 307, DutugamunuMawatha, Watapuluwa, Kandy, Sri Lanka; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Samantha Suranjan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.affiliation: Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, 31/5, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka Center for Applied Biodiversity Research and Education, 307, DutugamunuMawatha, Watapuluwa, Kandy, Sri Lanka; Email: boiga2000@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L J Mendis
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wickramasinghe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D013188:Sri Lanka