The Yercaud day gecko (Cnemaspis yercaudensis) is a species of gecko found in the Shevaroy Hills of southern India.
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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. yercaudensis
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| Cnemaspis yercaudensis Das & Bauer 2000
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Its type locality is Yercaud Town (11°48'N; 78°14'E), in the Shevaroyan (Shevaroy) Range, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, southwest India, with its habitat located at 1515m above sea level.
References edit
- ^ Ganesh, S.R. & Giri, V. 2021. Cnemaspis yercaudensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172679A158410007. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172679/158410007. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
- Das, I & A. M. Bauer 2000 Two new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekonidae) from Tamil Nadu, southern India. Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 17-28