| Agaya Gangai dwarf gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. agayagangai |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis agayagangai Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022 | |
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The species name refers to the type locality, Agaya Gangai. [1]
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