| Cnemaspis thackerayi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. thackerayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis thackerayi Khandekar, Gaitonde, & Agarwal, 2019 | |
Cnemaspis thackerayi, also known as Thackeray's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India.
The epithet, thackerayi, is in honor of Indian conservationist and wildlife researcher Tejas Thackeray. [1] [2]
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