Cnemaspis yercaudensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Sauria
Infraordo: Gekkota
Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: C. yercaudensis

Name

Cnemaspis yercaudensis Das & Bauer, 2000

Type locality: Yercaud Town (11°48'N; 78°14'E), in the Shevaroyan (Shevroy) Range, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, SW India, 1515 m elevation.

Holotype: ZRC 2.4709

References

* Beddome, 1870. Descriptions of some new lizards from the Madras Presidency. Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci. 1: 30-35.
* Cnemaspis yercaudensis at the New Reptile Database

Distribution

* SE India.

Vernacular names
English: Yercaud Day Gecko

Cnemaspis yercaudensis is a species of gecko found in the Shevaroy hills of southern India. Type locality: Yercaud Town (11°48'N; 78°14'E), in the Shevaroyan (Shevroy) Range, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, SW India 1515 m asl
References

* Das, I & A. M. Bauer 2000 Two new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, southern India. Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 17-28