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Rishi Valley geckoella

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Rishi Valley geckoella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. rishivalleyensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis
Agarwal, 2016

The Rishi Valley geckoella (Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis) is a species of nocturnal, terrestrial, insectivorous gecko that is endemic to India. This recently described species is named after the Rishi Valley School, and this is currently known from hills of the Eastern Ghats, in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Agarwal, I. S. H. A. N. (2016). Two new species of ground-dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) from the Mysore Plateau, south India. Zootaxa, 4193(2), zootaxa-4193.
  2. ^ Ganesh, S. R., & Asokan, J. R. (2010). Catalogue of Indian herpetological specimens in the collection of the Government Museum Chennai, India. Hamadryad, 35, 46-63.
  3. ^ Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.