Yercaud day gecko
| Yercaud day gecko | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. yercaudensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis yercaudensis Das & Bauer, 2000
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The Yercaud day gecko (Cnemaspis yercaudensis) is a species of gecko found in the Shevaroy Hills of southern India.
Its type locality is Yercaud Town (11°48'N; 78°14'E), in the Shevaroyan (Shevaroy) Range, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, southwest India, with its habitat located at 1,515 m (4,970 ft) above sea level.
References
- ^ Ganesh, S.R.; Giri, V. (2021). "Cnemaspis yercaudensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T172679A158410007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T172679A158410007.en. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- Das, I; A. M. Bauer (2000). "Two new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, southern India". Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 17–28.