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Cnemaspis flavigularis PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCnemaspis flavigularis PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER 2021 
DistributionIndia (Cardemom Hills, Kerala)

Type locality: Mathikettan Shola National Park, Cardemom Hills, Kerala (9.973°N, 77.245°E; ca. 1340 m asl)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: BNHS 2621, adult male collected by Saunak Pal and team on 27th March 2011.
Paratypes: BNHS 2622, adult female; CESL 247 and CESL 249, adult males; collected along with the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small sized, Cnemaspis species (SVL up to 33.1 mm) characterised by the presence of homogenous dorsal scales, small, granular; few scattered tubercles on the flank, reduced, subconical; ventrals smooth, subimbricate, 104–108 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca, 21–23 midventral scales; three pairs of postmentals, first pair separated by a single median scale, each postmental surrounded by three to four scales including median scale; males with 10 to 12 femoral pores, precloacal pores absent; a pair of small postcloacal spur present; subcaudals smooth, median row enlarged; seven to nine supralabials to the angle of jaw; proximal lamellae enlarged, plate like, followed by much smaller distal lamellae; 16–18 lamellae on digit IV of pes. (Pal et al. 2022) 
CommentGroup: Belongs to the littoralis clade. 
References
  • Pal, S., Mirza, Z. A., Dsouza, P., & Shanker, K. 2021. Diversifying on the Ark: multiple new endemic lineages of dwarf geckos from the Western Ghats provide insights into the systematics and biogeography of South Asian Cnemaspis (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoological Research, 42(6): 675-691 - get paper here
 
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