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Species of lizard

Cnemaspis otai
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. otai
Binomial name
Cnemaspis otai
Das & Bauer, 2000

Cnemaspis otai, also known commonly as Ota's day gecko or the Vellore day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern India.

Etymology

The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959).

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".

Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. otai is forest at altitudes of 200–225 m (656–738 ft).

Description

C. otai may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3 cm (1.2 in). Dorsally, it is grayish brown with black spots. Ventrally, it is yellowish cream.

Behavior

C. otai is diurnal and rock-dwelling.

Reproduction

C. otai is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Cnemaspis otai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194098A2298396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194098A2298396.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 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 otai, p. 197).
  3. ^ Species Cnemaspis otai at The Reptile Database
  4. ^ 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 otai, p. 88).

Further reading

  • Das I, Bauer AM (2000). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, Southern India". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (1): 17–28. (Cnemaspis otai, new species).
  • Ganesh SR, Kalaimani A, Karthik P, Baskaran N, Nagarajan R, Chandramouli SR (2018). "Herpetofauna of Southern Eastern Ghats, India – II From Western Ghats to Coromandel Coast". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 7 (1): 28–45.
Taxon identifiers
Cnemaspis otai


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