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/).Cnemaspis indica – Indian Day Gecko
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
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).
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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