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Rishi Valley geckoella
The Rishi Valley geckoella (Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis) is a species of nocturnal, terrestrial, insectivorous gecko that is endemic to India. This recently described species is named after the Rishi Valley School, and this is currently known from hills of the Eastern Ghats, in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state.[1][2][3]
| Rishi Valley geckoella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. rishivalleyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Agarwal, 2016 | |
References Edit
- ^ Agarwal, I. S. H. A. N. (2016). Two new species of ground-dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) from the Mysore Plateau, south India. Zootaxa, 4193(2), zootaxa-4193.
- ^ Ganesh, S. R., & Asokan, J. R. (2010). Catalogue of Indian herpetological specimens in the collection of the Government Museum Chennai, India. Hamadryad, 35, 46-63.
- ^ Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.