The Sispara day gecko (''Cnemaspis sisparensis'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
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 ...
found in the
Nilgiri Hills
The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala in India. They are located at the trijunction of three states and connect the Western Ghats with the Eastern Ghats. At le ...
of
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
Description
It is closely allied to ''
Cnemaspis wynadensis
The Wynad day gecko (''Cnemaspis wynadensis'') is a species of 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 ...
'', but the digits much more elongate. Three femoral pores are found on each side. The dorsal tubercles are homogeneous. In color, it is brown, with regular, transverse, dark bands across the body and tail.
[Boulenger, G. A. (1890). Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.]
From snout to vent, it grows to 2.4 in.
Its type locality is Sholakal, near the bottom of the
Sispara
Sispara , സിസ്പാര (Sisapara, Sisparra, Sisparah, Su:spore), a proper noun, is a combination of the Badaga language words ''si:su'' + ''pore''; meaning: magnetite bearing rock + gorge. It may refer to:
* Sispara peak, a large hil ...
Ghat, Nilgiri Hills.
References
* Annandale, N. (1915). Herpetological notes and descriptions. Records of the Indian Museum, 11:341-347
* Beddome, R.H. (1870). Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency. ''Madras Monthly J. Med. Sci.'' 2:169-176
eprint.: J. Soc. Bibliogr. Nat. Sci., London, 1 (10): 327–334, 1940* Boulenger, G.A. (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae.'' London: 450 pp.
* Theobald, W. (1876). ''Descriptive catalogue of the reptiles of British India.'' Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta: xiii + 238 pp.
Cnemaspis
Reptiles described in 1870
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