Cnemaspis girii

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Cnemaspis girii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. girii
Binomial name
Cnemaspis girii
Mirza, Pal, Bhosale & Sanap, 2014

Cnemaspis girii, also known as Giri's day gecko, is a species of geckos in the genus Cnemaspis described in 2014. [1] The species, found in the forests of the Kaas plateau in Satara district, Maharashtra, India, was discovered by researchers from Bangalore's National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES). The gecko lives under rocks and hollowed out trees near water bodies within its range.

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Etymology

It is named after Dr. Varad Giri of the Bombay Natural History Society. [2]

Description

The lizard has yellow dots on its body and is yellowish in color, and features dark markings on its body with a black spot on its neck. It is usually smaller than two inches. [3]

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References

  1. "Cnemaspis girii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. Mirza, Zeeshan A.; Pal, Saunak; Bhosale, Harshal S.; Sanap, Rajesh V. (2014). "A new species of gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 3815 (4): 494. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.2.
  3. "Stunning New Gecko Species Discovered in India". www.reptilesmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.