Cnemaspis kawminiae

The specific name kawminiae is named in honor of Hadunneththi Kawmini Mendis, who is the mother of Suranjan Karunarathna, first author. His mother supported the research team financially as well as encourage them including his son.[1]

The species is closely related to C. kumarasinghei and C. gotaimbarai morphological aspects.[1][2]

The species was discovered from a granite cave in Mandaram Nuwara, closer to Pidurutalagala Mountain, Nuwara Eliya.[1]

Snout to vent length is 33.7 mm in adult male and 35.2 mm in adult female. Granular scales flat. Chin, gular, pectoral, and abdominal scales are smooth. There are 86–92 paravertebral granules. Two precloacal pore present. In males, 4–5 femoral pores present. Median row with an irregular sub-rhomboid small scales series. Head small with short snout. Small eyes with round pupils. Dorsum of head, body, limbs and tail generally light grey to brown. An oblique black line in the interorbital area present. There are five ‘W’-shaped black patch on the occipital area. Three straight, dark brown postorbital stripes. Ten grey brownish blotches runs along the tail.[2]