Cnemasspis kolhapurensis

Cnemasspis kolhapurensis
Cnemaspis kolhapurensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. kolhapurensis
Binomial name
Cnemaspis kolhapurensis

Cnemaspis kolhapurensis is a species of gecko that lives in the Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Its tail dorsum displays the property of iridescence, the only instance where a body part of a species of gecko was observed to possess this trait.[1]

References

  1. ^ New lizard species found in India, BBC, July 24, 2009