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Cnemaspis girii

(Cnemaspis girii)

Description

Cnemaspis girii, also known as Giri’s day gecko, is a species of geckos in the genus Cnemaspis described in 2014. The species, found in the forests of the Kaas plateau in Satara district, Maharashtra, India, was discovered by researchers from Bangalore’s National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES). It is named after Dr. Varad Giri of the Bombay Natural History Society.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Cnemaspis
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