54) ~Knuckles ~ (Godagedara)

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**Knuckles (Godagedara) Day Gecko

Scientific name: Cnemaspis godagedarai

Article (short):
A miniature rock-star of Sri Lanka’s wet-zone outcrops, the Godagedara day gecko clings to granite slabs and boulder crevices. Newly described and extremely localised, it shows how many tiny, specialised species quietly depend on intact rock microhabitats - and how easily those microhabitats are lost.

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Status (approx.): Critically Endangered / micro-endemic.

Range: Specific granite outcrops in the Knuckles/wet-zone rock habitats.

Habitat: Damp granite slabs, rock crevices, shaded moss patches.

Diet: Small insects and arthropods.

Lifespan: Several years (small gecko average).

Reproduction: Small clutches of adhesive eggs tucked into rock fissures.

Ecological role: Insect control on rock outcrop communities; part of micro-endemic biodiversity.

Main threats: Habitat destruction (rock quarrying, development), microhabitat degradation, invasive ants.

2025 October 27

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