Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Gekkota Parvordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species: Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi

Name

Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi Narayanan, Pal, Grismer & Aravind, 2023: 192

• Holotype: BNHS 3146, adult ♂, collected by N.A. Aravind and Surya Narayanan on 14 December 2021.
• Type locality: “Keeranhola Village, Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India (12.045478°N, 77.599490°E, 945 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Narayanan, S., Pal, S., Grismer, L.L. & Aravind, N.A. 2023. A new species of rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, southern Eastern Ghats, India. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 189–203. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e101311 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Ganeshaiah’s Dwarf Gecko