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Species of lizard

Yercaud day gecko
Conservation status

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

The Yercaud day gecko (Cnemaspis yercaudensis) is a species of gecko found in the Shevaroy Hills of southern India.

Its type locality is Yercaud Town (11°48'N; 78°14'E), in the Shevaroyan (Shevaroy) Range, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, southwest India, with its habitat located at 1515m above sea level.

References

  1. Ganesh, S.R. & Giri, V. 2021. Cnemaspis yercaudensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172679A158410007. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172679/158410007. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  • Das, I & A. M. Bauer 2000 Two new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, southern India. Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 17-28
Taxon identifiers
Cnemaspis yercaudensis


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