''Cnemaspis rajakarunai'', also known as Rajakaruna's day gecko, is a species of diurnal

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

s endemic to island of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, from Lowland Rainforest near Salgala. The species can be identified due to absence of precloacal pores. Male is known to ranges from 36–40 mm in length from snout to vent.

Etymology

The specific name ''rajakarunai'' is named in honor of Henry Rajakaruna, who is a grandmaster in Sri Lankan photography.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q28544591 rajakarunai Reptiles of Sri Lanka Reptiles described in 2016