Cnemaspis cavernicola | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. cavernicola
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Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis cavernicola Khandekar, Thackeray, Kalaimani & Agarwal, 2023
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Cnemaspis cavernicola, the cave-dwelling dwarf gecko, is a species of dwarf gecko that was found in Pakkamalai Reserve Forest in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] It is a small species, with snout–vent length of 28–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in) and tail length of 24–36 mm (0.94–1.42 in), giving a maximum total length of about 68 mm (2.7 in). [1]
The gecko had many spiky bumps running down its body. The adult geckos were darker shades of brown and gray, with few specks of black and orange. Whereas the juveniles looked to be translucent. [1] [2]
Cnemaspis cavernicola | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. cavernicola
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Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis cavernicola Khandekar, Thackeray, Kalaimani & Agarwal, 2023
|
Cnemaspis cavernicola, the cave-dwelling dwarf gecko, is a species of dwarf gecko that was found in Pakkamalai Reserve Forest in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] It is a small species, with snout–vent length of 28–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in) and tail length of 24–36 mm (0.94–1.42 in), giving a maximum total length of about 68 mm (2.7 in). [1]
The gecko had many spiky bumps running down its body. The adult geckos were darker shades of brown and gray, with few specks of black and orange. Whereas the juveniles looked to be translucent. [1] [2]