Cnemaspis adangrawi AMPAI, RUJIRAWAN, WOOD, STUART & AOWPHOL, 2019
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Cnemaspis adangrawi
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Adang-Rawi Rock Gecko Thai: Jing Jok Niew Yaow Ko Adang-Rawi |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis adangrawi AMPAI, RUJIRAWAN, WOOD, STUART & AOWPHOL 2019 Cnemaspis adangrawi — COTA et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Satun) Type locality: Thailand, Satun Province, Mueang Satun District, Tarutao National Park, Adang Island, Jonsalad Waterfall (6°30.7806'N, 99°18.0072'E; 84 m a.s.l.; Fig. 13A in Ampai et al. 2019. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: ZMKU R 00767, adult male, collected on 9 November 2017 by Natee Ampai, Attapol Rujirawan, Siriporn Yodthong, and Korkwan Termprayoon. Paratypes. Fourteen paratypes (adult males = 10, adult females = 4). ZMKU R 00768 (1 adult female), same locality and collectors as holotype. ZMKU R 00771 (1 adult female), and ZMKU R 00769–00770, THNHM 28206–28209 (6 adult males), same data as holotype except collected 6 April 2018. ZMKU R 00773, ZMKU R 00775, THNHM 28210 (3 adult males) and ZMKU R 00774 (1 adult female), same collectors as holotype except from Rawi Island (6°33.9084'N, 99°15.5088'E; 7 m a.s.l.; Fig. 13B), collected on 7 April 2018. ZMKU R 00776 (1 adult male) and THNHM 28211 (1 adult female), same collectors as holotype except from Rawi Island (6°33.3474'N, 99°15.0018'E; 7 m a.s.l.; Fig. 13C), collected on 8 April 2018. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Cnemaspis by having the following combination of characters: (1) adult males with maximum SVL length 44.9 mm (mean 41.8 ± SD 2.5, n = 11) and females with maximum SVL 43.8 mm (mean 42.5 ± SD 1.5, n = 4); (2) 10 supralabials and 9 infralabials; (3) 6–8 pore-bearing precloacal scales with rounded pores arranged in chevron shape and separated; (4) 23–25 paravertebral tubercles randomly arranged; (5) 26–28 subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe; (6) subcaudal scales keeled and lacking enlarge median row; (7) one postcloacal tubercle each side; (8) gular region, abdomen, limbs and subcaudal region yellowish in males only; (9) mid-gular marking absent in males and females. These differences are summarized for geographically close congeners in the siamensis group (Table 6 in Ampai et al. 2019). Additional details (3293 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet refers to Adang and Rawi islands where the new species is found, and is a noun in apposition. |
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