Cnemaspis salimalii
Appearance
Salim Ali's dwarf gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. salimalii
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Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis salimalii Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2022
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Cnemaspis salimalii, Salim Ali's dwarf gecko, is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to India.
The species name honours Salim Ali.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.