MUMBAI: Researchers from the Osmania University in Hyderabad have spotted a new species Gecko, a type of lizard usually found in warm climates, at the ruins of the World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka.
The Gecko species has been named “Cnemaspis adii,” after Aditya Srinivasulu – a young herpetology researcher from Hyderabad.
The discovery was published in the current issue of Zootaxa journal by researchers Chelmala Srinivasulu, G. Chethan Kumar and Bhargavi Srinivasulu from the zoology wing of the University.
T he lizard belongs to the family of day geckos characterised by round pupils unlike regular geckos which have vertical pupils. The zoologists say Hampi and surrounding areas are potentially rich in biodiversity and not much research has been done to identify new species of smaller vertebrate and invertebrates.
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