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Cnemaspis anuradhae KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Anuradha’s dwarf gecko or Dindigul dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis anuradhae KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL 2024 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: near Sri Lakshmi Estate (10.3183°N, 77.6565°E; ca. 1400 m asl.), Mangalamkombu in Palani Hills, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8385 (AK-R 1869), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 13th May 2022.
Paratypes. NRC-AA-8386 (AK-R 1870), adult female, NRC-AA-8387 (AK-R 1880), adult male, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8388 (AK-R 1881), NRC-AA-8389 (AK-R 1882), adult males, from near RASI Plantation and Coffee Farms (10.3119°N, 77.6292°E; ca. 1700 m asl.), Mangalamkombu in Palani Hills, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8390 (AK-R 1906), adult male, NRC-AA-8391 (AK-R 1907), adult female, from Kodaikanal Ghat road (10.2569°N, 77.5306°E; ca. 1650 m asl.), Kodaikanal, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu State, India; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 15th May 2022. 
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References
  • KHANDEKAR, AKSHAY, TEJAS THACKERAY, and ISHAN AGARWAL 2024. Five new species of the Cnemaspis beddomei clade (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from high elevation, evergreen forests of the Southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 5469 (1): 1-70 - get paper here
 
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