Cnemaspis otai
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Cnemaspis otai, also known commonly as Ota's day gecko or the Vellore day gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern India.
Etymology
The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959).[1]
Geographic range
C. otai is found in the southern Eastern Ghats in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2]
The type locality is "Vellore Fort, Vellore, North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, India".[2]
Habitat
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Description
C. otai may attain a snout-to-vent length of Script error: No such module "convert".. Dorsally, it is grayish brown with black spots. Ventrally, it is yellowish cream.[4]
Behavior
C. otai is diurnal and rock-dwelling.[4]
Reproduction
References
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Cnemaspis otai, p. 197).
- ↑ a b c Species Cnemaspis otai at The Reptile Database
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- ↑ a b Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. Template:ISBN. (Cnemaspis otai, p. 88).
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Further reading
- Das I, Bauer AM (2000). "Two New Species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, Southern India". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (1): 17–28. (Cnemaspis otai, new species).
- Ganesh SR, Kalaimani A, Karthik P, Baskaran N, Nagarajan R, Chandramouli SR (2018). "Herpetofauna of Southern Eastern Ghats, India – II From Western Ghats to Coromandel Coast". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 7 (1): 28–45.