Cnemaspis thackerayi

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Cnemaspis thackerayi
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Template:Taxonomy/CnemaspisCnemaspis thackerayi
Khandekar, Gaitonde, & Agarwal, 2019

Cnemaspis thackerayi, also known as Thackeray's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India.

Etymology[edit]

The epithet, thackerayi, is in honor of Indian conservationist and wildlife researcher Tejas Thackeray.[1][2]


References[edit]

  1. "Newly discovered gecko named after Tejas Thackeray". The Hindu. THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Researchers name gecko after Tejas Thackeray". DNA India. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.