The Mysore day gecko (Cnemaspis mysoriensis) is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to the Bangalore uplands in Karnataka state, South India. It is rock-dwelling and is found in deciduous forest tracts in mid-hills. This species occurs in Hosur / Krishnagiri hills of Tamil Nadu and Bangarapet Ramnagara and Tumkur districts in Karnataka state. [2]
Mysore day gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cnemaspis |
Species: | C. mysoriensis
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Binomial name | |
Cnemaspis mysoriensis (Jerdon, 1853)
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References
edit- ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Cnemaspis mysoriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194096A2298136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194096A2298136.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Cnemaspis mysoriensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.