Cnemaspis anuradhae KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Anuradha’s dwarf gecko or Dindigul dwarf gecko |
Synonym | Cnemaspis anuradhae KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL 2024 |
Distribution | India (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 |
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Types | Holotype. 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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Etymology | Named after Anuradha Batabyal for her contributions to studies of behavioural ecology, colour physiology and cognition in Indian lizards, and for constant support and encouragement to the first author (AK). |
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