The Sispara day gecko (''Cnemaspis sisparensis'') 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 found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
found in the
Nilgiri Hills of
India.
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 hill ...
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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