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Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis

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Species of lizard

Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. kottiyoorensis
Binomial name
Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis
Cyriac and Umesh, 2014

Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis, or the Kottiyoor day gecko, is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to the Western Ghats in Kerala, India.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Kerala, India. In 2014 it was reported that this species is found in Perumalmudi, in the proposed Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Kannur District, Kerala.

Description

Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis holotype, an adult female, measures 42 mm (1.7 in) in snout–vent length.

References

  1. ^ "Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis CYRIAC & UMESH, 2014". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis
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