Cnemaspis otai
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Cnemaspis otai is a species of gecko endemic to southeast India.
Etymology
The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959).[1]
Geographic range
C. otai is found in the southern Eastern Ghats in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The type locality is "Vellore Fort, Vellore, North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, India".
References
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M(2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis otai, p. 197).
Further reading
- Das I, & Bauer AM (2000). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, Southern India". Russian J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 17-28.
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