- Cnemaspis wynadensis
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Wynaad Day Gecko Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Family: Gekkonidae Genus: Cnemaspis Species: C. wynadensis Binomial name Cnemaspis wynadensis
(Beddome, 1870)[1]Wynaad Day Gecko Cnemaspis wynadensis is a species of gecko found in Wayanad, India.
Description
Habit of C. indicus. The basal part of the digits beneath with very small scales, the two distal scales only being a little enlarged and plate-like. Head covered with very small granules, which are keeled on the snout. Upper surface of body with large round granules, each with a raised central point or short keel, largest on the sides ; these tubercles are either homogeneous or intermixed with much smaller ones, and as there occur specimens which are intermediate in this respect, no great importance can be attached to this difference. Abdominal scales smooth. 6 upper and 7 or 8 lower labials. Male with 4 or 5 femoral pores on each side. Tail generally with a median series of transversely dilated plates below. Brown above, marbled with darker and lighter; the median dorsal line sometimes lighter, dark-bordered; below brownish, the throat brown-marbled; tail beneath dark brown, usually lighter spotted.[2]
From snout to vent 1.6 inches; tail 1.8.
"Wynaad and hill-ranges further south, in moist forests.
References
- ^ Beddome,R.H. 1870 Descriptions of some new lizards from the Madras Presidency. Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci. 1: 30-35
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.
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