Cnemaspis thackerayi
| Cnemaspis thackerayi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cnemaspis |
| Species: | C. thackerayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cnemaspis thackerayi Khandekar, Gaitonde, & Agarwal, 2019
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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]- ^ "Newly discovered gecko named after Tejas Thackeray". The Hindu. THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Researchers name gecko after Tejas Thackeray". DNA India. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.