Ponmudi day gecko

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The Ponmudi day gecko (Cnemaspis nairi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.[2]

Ponmudi day gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. nairi
Binomial name
Cnemaspis nairi
Inger, Marx & Koshy, 1984

Etymology

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The specific name, nairi, is in honor of Indian naturalist S. Madhavan Nair.[3]

Geographic range

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C. nairi is found in the Indian state of Kerala. The holotype, from which the species was originally described, was collected at Ponmudi.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of C. nairi is evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests at elevations of 280 to 925 m (919 to 3,035 ft).[4]

Description

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C. nairi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 40 mm (1.6 in). Dorsally, it is gray with black and white markings. Ventrally, it is grayish brown. The tail has alternating rings of black and yellowish olive.[4]

Reproduction

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C. nairi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Srinivasulu B, Srinivasulu C (2013). "Cnemaspis nairi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172619A1353329. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172619A1353329.en. Downloaded on 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Cnemaspis nairi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis nairi, p. 187).
  4. ^ a b Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Cnemaspis nairi, p. 87).

Further reading

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  • Inger RF, Marx H, Koshy M (1984). "An Undescribed Species of Gekkonid Lizard (Cnemaspis) from India with Comments on the Status of C. tropidogaster ". Herpetologica 40 (2): 149–154. (Cnemaspis nairi, new species).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (in German).