Cnemaspis kallima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. kallima |
Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis kallima Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 | |
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