Cnemaspis palakkadensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis palakkadensis

Name

Cnemaspis palakkadensis Sayyed, Cyriac & Dileepkumar, 2020: 34

• Holotype: BNHS 2790, adult ♂, collected by Amit Sayyed on 18 May 2019.
• Type locality: “Anakkal (10°52’50”N, 76°39’23”E; ca. 140 m asl), Palakkad District, Kerala, south-western India”.

References

Primary references

• Sayyed, A., Cyriac, V.P. & Dileepkumar, R. 2020. A new cryptic species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae), in the C. littoralis complex, from Anakkal, Palakkad, Kerala, India. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(3)[Taxonomy Section]: 31–45 (e251). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemaspis palakkadensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Palakkad Dwarf Gecko