Cnemaspis avasabinae, or Sabin's Nellore dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India. It is found in the Eastern Ghats.
Description
The species is distinct from all other Cnemaspis species in its small size of Template:Cvt from 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 pores.[1][2][3]
Habitat
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.[1][4]
Habit
The gecko is rock-dwelling, and is active at and just after dusk.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A new species of South Asian Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India. Zootaxa({Template:Date).
- ↑ New species of gecko found in the Eastern Ghats. The Hindu(2020-11-28). Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:NRDB species
- ↑ What does it take to discover geckos?. Deccan Herald(2020-11-18). Retrieved 2020-12-23.