Cnemaspis otai

Cnemaspis otai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Cnemaspis
Species: C. otai
Binomial name
Cnemaspis otai
Das & Bauer, 2000

Cnemaspis otai, also known as Ota’s day gecko or Vellore day gecko is a species of geckos endemic to southeast India.

Etymology

The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959).[2]

Geographic range

It is found in the southern Eastern Ghats in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The type locality is "Vellore Fort, Vellore, North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, India".

References

  1. ↑ Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. Cnemaspis otai. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194098A2298396. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194098A2298396.en. Downloaded on 04 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M(2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis otai, p. 197).

Further reading

  • Das I, & Bauer AM (2000). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, Southern India". Russian J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 17-28.
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