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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. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed 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). 
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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