Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Kanyakumari dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: Kadukkarai (8.30224°N, 77.46255°E; ca. 80 m asl), Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NRC-AA-8334 (AK-R 1073), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 5 April 2022. Paratypes: BNHS 2881 (AK-R 1078), adult male, ZSI-R-28777 (AK-R 1074), adult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8335 (AK-R 1046), NRC-AA-8336 (AK-R 1053), adult males, BNHS 2882 (AK-R 1045), adult female, from near Valli Chunai (8.25560°N, 77.35272°E; ca. 200 m asl), Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, same collection data as holotype except collected on 3 April 2022; NRC-AA-8337 (AK-R 1055), adult male, ZSI-R-28776 (AK-R 1056), adult female, from Valli Chunai (8.25842°N, 77.37250°E; ca. 600 m asl), Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, same collection data as holotype except collected on 4 April 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-sized Cnemaspis, SVL up to 33.0 mm (n = 8). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled granular scales intermixed with regularly arranged rows of enlarged, strongly keeled, conical tubercles; last one or two rows of enlarged tubercles on flank weakly keeled, long and spine-like; 12 rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody, 12–17 tubercles in paravertebral rows; ventral scales subequal from chest to vent, smooth, oval or elongate, and subimbricate on pectoral region, becoming slightly larger posteriorly; 30–35 scales across belly at midbody, 128–138 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; subdigital scansors smooth, unpaired, unnotched; 11–13 lamellae under digit I of manus and 10–12 under digit I of pes, 15–17 (rarely 19 n = 1/8) lamellae under digit IV of manus and 18–22 lamellae under digit IV of pes; males with 3–5 femoral pores on each thigh, separated medially by 22–28 poreless scales (n = 5); tail with enlarged, strongly keeled, and pointed tubercles forming whorls; median row of subcaudals keeled on posterior one-third portion of tail, slightly enlarged with condition of two or three slightly enlarged scales alternating with an enlarged scale. Dorsum with diffuse light blotches including some in a vertebral row and numerous dark blotches; single black dorsal ocellus on neck; venter off-white with black speckles forming longitudinal lines on throat; original tail with 9–11 dark bands, regenerated tail grey. (Agarwal et al. 2024) Additional details (4114 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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