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Reptilia > Squamata > Gekkota > Gekkonoidea > Gekkonidae > Gekkoninae > Cnemaspis

Cnemaspis indica Gray, 1846 – Indian Day Gecko

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
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Status, Habitat and Habits:

Type Locality: Madras Presidency
Common, known from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2013).

Conservation Status:


This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


The species have been recorded from wet evergreen forests in Western Ghats (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2013). Population status and threat related information are not much available; however, tourism related infrastructure developmental activities are known to be a factor, which declining the habitat quality of the species (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2013). 
References:

Reptilia > Squamata > Gekkota > Gekkonoidea > Gekkonidae > Gekkoninae > Cnemaspis


Cite this page along with its URL as:
Jangid, A.K. and A. Kamdar. 2023. Cnemaspis indica Gray, 1846 – Indian Day Gecko. Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianreptiles.org/sp/692/Cnemaspis-indica
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