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Cnemaspis galaxia PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER, 2021

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCnemaspis galaxia PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER 2021 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu (9.566°N, 77.559°E; 290 m asl)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: BNHS 2626, adult male collected by Saunak Pal and Varun Torsekar on 30th December 2011.
Paratypes: CESL 511, adult female and CESL 513, adult male; collected along with the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small sized Cnemaspis species (SVL up to 33.5 mm) characterised by the presence of heterogenous dorsal scales, small granular scales intermixed with conical, regularly arranged, weakly keeled tubercles; absence of spine like tubercles on the flank; paired postmentals separated by a single median scale; 8 rows of middorsal tubercles; ventrals small, smooth, 153–159 scales from mental to cloaca; 27–31 midventral scales; one postcloacal spur on each side; males with 7 precloacal pores, femoral pores absent; subcaudals smooth, median row enlarged, with pairs of slightly smaller scales alternating two individual larger ones; tail with whorls of enlarged conical caudal tubercles; 7–8 supralabials to the angle of jaw; a distinct enlarged metacarpal scale below digit I; 2–3 subdigital lamellae on proximal series fragmented followed by entire, distal lamellae entire, 23–25 lamellae on digit IV of pes. (Pal et al. 2022) 
CommentGroup: Belongs to the beddomei clade. 
References
  • Ganesh, S.R. & M. Rameshwaran 2024. Über ein Exemplar von Cnemaspis galaxia (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) aus den Rajapalayam-Bergen, Westghats, Indien Sauria 46 (1): 62
  • Kwet, Axel 2022. Liste der im Jahr 2021 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2022 (3): 48-69
  • 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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