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== Description ==
== Description ==
The gecko was a sandy beige color with numerous darker brown spots. It was adorned with multiple spikes that covered all sides, except the underbelly, of it.
The gecko’s body was a straw brown color, with chain link patterns running down its back. In addition to the chain link pattern, there were spikes that ran ran alongside the gecko’s body.


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==

Revision as of 16:57, 9 October 2023

The Pakkamalai Dwarf Gecko is a species of dwarf gecko that was found in Pakkamalai Reserve Forest in Tamil Nadu, India. It was considered small by the team of scientists that found it, with it being 6.4 cm (2.5 in).

Pakkamalai Dwarf Gecko
Scientific classification
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Cnemaspis
Species:
“C. Pakkamalaiensis”

Description

The gecko’s body was a straw brown color, with chain link patterns running down its back. In addition to the chain link pattern, there were spikes that ran ran alongside the gecko’s body.

Etymology

The gecko was named for the Pakkamalai Reserve Forest, in which it was discovered.

Sources

  1. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article280226034.html
  2. https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/110512/