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Ganeshaiah’s Dwarf Gecko
March 24 , 2023
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- A new species of gecko has been discovered in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka.
- Researchers named the new species 'Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi' or Ganeshaiah's dwarf gecko.
- KN Ganeshaiah is an agricultural scientist from University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Bengaluru and noted Kannada writer.
- Previously, a grass species (Centotheca ganeshaiahiana) at the Saddle Peak National Park, North Andaman, a small cryptic ant species (Parasyscia ganeshaiahi) and a cycas species (Cycas uma-ganeshaiahi) were named after him.
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