Biology:Mysore day gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Mysore day gecko
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Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q2980877 entry