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An expanded description of Cnemaspis gracilis (Beddome 1870) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) based on recent material

  • 1. Thackeray Wildlife Foundation, Mumbai, 400051, India. & Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, India. & akshaykhandekar555@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-089X
  • 2. Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416004, India. & smg_zoo@unishivaji.ac.in; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5182-9861
  • 3. Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Dr. Salim Ali Chowk, Mumbai 400001, India. & herps.saunak@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4708
  • 4. Thackeray Wildlife Foundation, Mumbai, 400051, India. & tejasthackeray@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-8763
  • 5. Thackeray Wildlife Foundation, Mumbai, 400051, India. & ishan.agarwal@gmail.com; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-5379

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Khandekar, Akshay, Gaikwad, Sunil M., Pal, Saunak, Thackeray, Tejas, Agarwal, Ishan (2023): An expanded description of Cnemaspis gracilis (Beddome 1870) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) based on recent material. Zootaxa 5301 (5): 540-560, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.5.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5301.5.2

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