Cnemaspis flavigularis

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Cnemaspis flavigularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. flavigularis
Binomial name
Cnemaspis flavigularis
Pal, Mirza, Dsouza, & Shanker, 2021 [1]

Cnemaspis flavigularis is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Cardamom Hills, a part of the southern Western Ghats in Kerala, India. [2] It belongs to the Cnemaspis littoralis group of species. [1] [2] Common name yellow throated day gecko has been coined for it. [1]

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Description

Cnemaspis flavigularis is a small Cnemaspis, reaching 33 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length. [1] [2]

Habitat

It is diurnal species that has been encountered from tree trunks and rocks inside evergreen forests at elevations above 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Pal, Saunak; Mirza, Zeeshan A.; Dsouza, Princia; Shanker, Kartik (2021). "Diversifying on the Ark: multiple new endemic lineages of dwarf geckos from the Western Ghats provide insights into the systematics and biogeography of South Asian Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoological Research. 42 (6): 675–691. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.074. PMC   8645882 . PMID   34581029.
  2. 1 2 3 Cnemaspis flavigularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 January 2024.