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Cnemaspis uzungwae
Perret, 1986
Current name:
Cnemaspis uzungwae
Holotype: ZMUC R34610
Material in: ZMUC
Original description
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Additional information


Endemic to Tanzania where it is known from only three areas: Udzungwa Mountains, Tong’omba Forest Reserve and Kiwengoma Forest. Little is known about its biology, but it is presumably tree-living and active in the daylight hours.


[Reference: Perret J.-L. 1986. Révision des espèces africaines du genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 93: 457–505.]

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Estimated African distribution:
Digitised distribution records not available.
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