The Mysore day gecko (''Cnemaspis mysoriensis'') is a species of
diurnal gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
endemic to the
Bangalore uplands in
Karnataka state,
South India. It is rock-dwelling and is found in
deciduous forest tracts in mid-hills. This species occurs in
Hosur
Hosur is an industrial city located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Hosur is one of the municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. It is located on the bank of the river River Ponnaiyar, southeast of Bengaluru and west of Chennai, the state ...
/
Krishnagiri hills of
Tamil Nadu and
Bangarapet
Bangarapet is a town in Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. Bangarapet is the headquarters of the taluk of Bangarapet. Bangarapet was originally called Bowringpet, named after an officer working in the Kolar Gold Fields. This town ...
Ramnagara
Ramanagara is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of Ramanagara district. It is approximately 50 kilometres from Bangalore. There are buses and trains as public transportations wh ...
and
Tumkur districts in
Karnataka state.
References
Cnemaspis
Endemic fauna of India
Reptiles of India
Reptiles described in 1853
Taxa named by Thomas C. Jerdon
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