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{{short description|Species of gecko found in India}}<br />
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| taxon = Cnemaspis avasabinae<br />
| authority = Agarwal, [[Aaron Matthew Bauer|Bauer]] & Khandekar, 2020<br />
| range_map = {{Location map | India<br />
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| alt = Velikonda Range in India<br />
| lat_deg = 14.318<br />
| lon_deg = 79.431<br />
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| range_map_caption = ''Cnemaspis avasabinae'' is only known from the Velikonda Range of the Eastern Ghats, India<br />
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'''''Cnemaspis avasabinae''''', or '''Sabin's Nellore dwarf gecko''', is a species of [[gecko]] endemic to [[India]]. It is found in the [[Eastern Ghats]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
The species is distinct from all other ''[[Cnemaspis]]'' species in its small size of {{cvt|29|mm|in}} from [[snout–vent length|snout to vent]]. It is coloured grey-pink on the dorsal (back) side and has six pairs of dark brown patches running down its back. Notably, the males of this species lack [[Femoral pore|femoral pores]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Agarwal|first1=Ishan|last2=Bauer|first2=Aaron M|last3=Khandekar|first3=Akshay |name-list-style=amp |date=2020-06-24|title=A new species of South Asian ''Cnemaspis'' (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4802.3.3|journal=Zootaxa|volume=4802|issue=3|pages=449–462|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4802.3.3|pmid=33056043 |access-date=2020-11-29|archive-date=2020-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209201133/https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4802.3.3|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Garai|first=Shuvabrata|date=2020-11-28|title=New species of gecko found in the Eastern Ghats|language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-species-of-gecko-found-in-the-eastern-ghats/article33201561.ece|access-date=2020-11-29 |archive-date=2020-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128235227/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-species-of-gecko-found-in-the-eastern-ghats/article33201561.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{NRDB species |genus=Cnemaspis |species=avasabinae |access-date=2020-11-29 }}</ref><br />
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==Habitat==<br />
The gecko is currently known from only one locality in [[Andhra Pradesh]]'s [[Nellore district]], in the [[Velikonda Range]] of the Eastern Ghats. The locality is near a [[stream]] in a dry [[evergreen forest]] at an elevation of 200 m above [[sea level]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Raman|first1=Spoorthy|last2=Kale|first2=Anushka|date=2020-11-18|title=What does it take to discover geckos?|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/what-does-it-take-to-discover-geckos-917238.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119201251/https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/what-does-it-take-to-discover-geckos-917238.html |archive-date=2020-11-19 }}</ref><br />
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==Habit==<br />
The gecko is rock-dwelling, and is active at and just after [[dusk]].<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cnemaspis|avasabinae]]<br />
[[Category:Reptiles of India]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]<br />
[[Category:Reptiles described in 2020]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Ishan Agarwal]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Akshay Khandekar]]</div>EloyNoble34