Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis

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Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. pachaimalaiensis
Binomial name
Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis
Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022

Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis, the Pachaimalai dwarf gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to India.

The species name refers to its type locality, the Pachaimalai Hills. [1]

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References

  1. Ishan Agarwal; Tejas Thackeray; Akshay Khandekar (7 December 2022). "A multitude of spots! Five new microendemic species of the Cnemaspis gracilis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from massifs in the Shevaroy landscape, Tamil Nadu, India". Vertebrate Zoology. 72: 1137–1186. doi: 10.3897/VZ.72.E94799 . ISSN   1864-5755. Wikidata   Q115774703.