- Cnemaspis sisparensis
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Sispara Day Gecko Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Gekkonidae Genus: Cnemaspis Species: C. sisparensis Binomial name Cnemaspis sisparensis
(Beddome, 1870)Sispara Day Gecko Cnemaspis sisparensis is a species of gecko found in the Nilgiri Hills of India.
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Description
Closely allied to Cnemaspis wynadensis, but the digits much more elongate. 3 femoral pores on each side. Dorsal tubercles homogeneous. Brown, with regular transverse dark bands across the body and tail.[1]
From snout to vent 2.4 inches.
Sispara Ghat, Nilgiri hills. Type locality: Sholakal, near the bottom of the Sispara Ghat, Nilgiri Hills .
Notes
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. 1890. Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.
References
- Annandale, N. 1915 Herpetological notes and descriptions. Records of the Indian Museum, 11:341-347
- Beddome, R. H. 1870 Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency. Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci., 2: 169-176 [Reprint.: J. Soc. Bibliogr. Nat. Sci., London, 1 (10): 327-334, 1940]
- Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
- Theobald,W. 1876 Descriptive catalogue of the reptiles of British India. Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta: xiii + 238 pp.
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