Cyrtodactylus nebulicola RAY, BHUPATHI, CHATTERJEE, DAS & MOHAPATRA, 2026
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Cyrtodactylus nebulicola
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Latpanchar bent-toed gecko. |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus nebulicola RAY, BHUPATHI, CHATTERJEE, DAS & MOHAPATRA 2026 |
| Distribution | India (Darjeeling district, West Bengal State) Type locality: Latpanchar village (26.9159N, 88.4028E; ca 1100 m a.s.l.), Darjeeling district, West Bengal State, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype:ZSI-R-29064, adult male (Figs2,3), collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra and Bharath Bhupathi on 17 April 2024. Paratypes. (n= 6, Fig.4)ZSI-R-29060–62, 29065, 29066, adult females, andZSI-R-29063 adult male, same collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A medium-sized Cyrtodactylus, reaching a maximum snout–vent length of 75.1 mm (n = 7). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous, comprising smooth granular scales intermixed with fairly regular rows of enlarged, feebly keeled, weakly pointed tubercles. A ventrolateral fold present along the lower flank. 15–22 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody and 47–56 tubercles in the paravertebral rows. Ventral scales subequal from chest to vent, smooth, rhomboid, and subimbricate with rounded posterior margins; 22–26 scales across the belly at midbody. Subdigital lamellae smooth, mostly entire, with some divided; 13 lamellae (rarely 11; n = 1/7) under digit I of the manus and 12–14 under digit I of the pes; 17–19 lamellae under digit IV of the manus and 20–23 under digit IV of the pes. Both sexes possess nine precloacal pores. Males have six or seven femoral pores, whereas females exhibit 7–9 (in one specimen five, with adjacent scales damaged) undeveloped femoral pores (or pitted scales). Scales on the non-regenerated tail dorsum are homogeneous, arranged in fairly regular rows of smooth, flattened, subimbricate scales that are larger than the granular dorsal body scales; enlarged tubercles occur at the tail base. Dorsum patterned with three dark longitudinal streaks from neck to tail base; the original tail bears nine alternating dark and pale bands. (Ray et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Latin: nebulicolais derived from thenebulameaning “mist” or “cloud,” and -colameaning “dweller” or “inhabitant”, collectively meaning “dweller of the mist”. The name refers to the characteristic mist-laden, cloud-forest habitat of Latpanchar in the Darjeeling Himalaya, where the species was discovered. The epithet is treated as a noun in apposition and does not change with gender. |
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