Cnemaspis avasabinae, or Sabin's Nellore dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India. It is found in the Eastern Ghats.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. avasabinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis avasabinae Agarwal, Bauer & Khandekar, 2020
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| Cnemaspis avasabinae is only known from the Velikonda Range of the Eastern Ghats, India | |
Description edit
The species is distinct from all other Cnemaspis species in its small size of 29 mm (or slightly more than 1⅛ in.) from snout to vent. It is coloured grey-pink on the dorsal (back) side and has six pairs of dark brown patches running down its back. Notably, the males of this species lack femoral pores.[1][2][3]
Habitat edit
The gecko is currently known from only one locality in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district, in the Velikonda Range of the Eastern Ghats. The locality is near a stream in a dry evergreen forest at an elevation of 200 m above sea level.[1][4]
Habit edit
The gecko is rock-dwelling, and is active at and just after dusk.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Agarwal, Ishan; Bauer, Aaron M & Khandekar, Akshay (2020-06-24). "A new species of South Asian Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 4802 (3): 449–462. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4802.3.3. PMID 33056043. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ Garai, Shuvabrata (2020-11-28). "New species of gecko found in the Eastern Ghats". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ a b Cnemaspis avasabinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-11-29.
- ^ Raman, Spoorthy; Kale, Anushka (2020-11-18). "What does it take to discover geckos?". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.