Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis
Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis, the Pachaimalai dwarf gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to India.
| Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
The species name refers to its type locality, the Pachaimalai Hills.[1]
References
- 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.
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