NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cnemaspis sundainsula Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Onn, Quah & Pauwels, 2014
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cnemaspis sundainsula Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Onn, Quah & Pauwels, 2014
- Name authority
- Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Onn, Quah & Pauwels, 2014
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Cnemaspis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusCnemaspis
- speciesCnemaspis sundainsula Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Onn, Quah & Pauwels, 2014
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cnemaspis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Argus Rock GeckoCnemaspis argus Dring, 1979 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mumpuni Rock GeckoCnemaspis mumpuniae Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Riyanto, Ahmad, Muin, Sumontha, Grismer, Onn, Quah & Pauwels, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siamese Rock GeckoCnemaspis siamensis (Smith, 1925) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ornate Day GeckoCnemaspis ornata (Beddome, 1870) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chanthaburi Rock GeckoCnemaspis chanthaburiensis Bauer & Das, 1998 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kottiyoor Day GeckoCnemaspis kottiyoorensis Cyriac & Umesh, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Adang-Rawi Rock GeckoCnemaspis adangrawi Ampai, Rujirawan, Wood, Stuart & Aowphol, 2019 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ajija’s Day GeckoCnemaspis ajijae Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar, 2018 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Golden banded dwarf geckoCnemaspis bangara Agarwal, Thackeray, Pal & Khandekar, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Butewes’ day geckoCnemaspis butewai Karunarathna, Poyarkov, de Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer, 2019 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cnemaspis chengodumalaensis Cyriac, Palot, Deuti & Umesh, 2020 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-bellied Day GeckoCnemaspis flaviventralis Sayyed, Pyron & Dahanukar, 2016 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Grismer, L.L.; PERRY JR L. WOOD, SHAHRUL ANUAR, AWAL RIYANTO, NORHAYATI AHMAD, MOHD A. MUIN, MONTRI SUMONTHA, JESSE L. GRISMER, CHAN KIN ONN, EVAN S. H. QUAH, OLIVIER S. A. PAUWELS. (2014). Systematics and natural history of Southeast Asian Rock Geckos (genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) with descriptions of eight new species from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Zootaxa 3880 (1): 001–147. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:WGPH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.