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Mysore day gecko

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Mysore day gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. mysoriensis
Binomial name
Cnemaspis mysoriensis
(Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus mysorensis
  • Gonatodes mysoriensis

The Mysore day gecko (Cnemaspis mysoriensis) is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to the Bangalore uplands in Karnataka state, South India. It is rock-dwelling and is found in deciduous forest tracts in mid-hills. This species occurs in Hosur / Krishnagiri hills of Tamil Nadu and Bangarapet Ramnagara and Tumkur districts in Karnataka state. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Cnemaspis mysoriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194096A2298136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194096A2298136.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cnemaspis mysoriensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.