''Cnemaspis stellapulvis'' is a species of
diurnal,
insectivorous
A robber fly eating a hoverfly
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The first vertebrate insectivores were ...
, rock-dwelling
gecko
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Geckos ar ...
endemic to the
Mysore Plateau of
Karnataka in
South India. It occurs only in an isolated hill range near
Yadiyur
Yedeyur (variant spellings include: Yediyur; Yadiyur; YadiyĊĞr) is a town in the ''Kunigal talluk,'' Tumkur district of Karnataka state, India. It is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. It serves as both a temple ...
of
Mandya district and
Tumkur district border.
References
* http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=stellapulvis
* https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/Cnemaspis_stellapulvis
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Reptiles of India
Reptiles described in 2020
stellapulvis
Endemic fauna of India