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Cnemaspis enneaporus RUJIRAWAN, AKSORNNEAM & AOWPHOL, 2025

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sai Yok Rock Gecko
Thai: Jing Jok Niew Yao Sai Yok 
SynonymCnemaspis enneaporus RUJIRAWAN, AKSORNNEAM & AOWPHOL in RUJIRAWAN et al. 2025: 9 
DistributionW Thailand (Tenasserim Mountain Range)

Type locality: Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Sai Yok District, Wang Khrachae Subdistrict, (14.20247°N, 99.02222°E; 404 m elevation).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: ZMKU R 01100, adult male, collected on 18 November 2022 by Akrachai Aksornneam and Parinya Pawangkhanant. (Figs 4–6 in Rujirawan et al. 2025)) Paratype (Fig. 7). ZMKU R 01101, adult female, same collection data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cnemaspis enneaporus sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species in the C. siamensis group by having the unique combination of the following characters: SVL 42.2 mm in adult males (n = 1), 43.7 mm in adult females (n = 1); eight supralabials; seven or eight infralabials; ventral scales smooth; nine continuous precloacal pores in single male specimen; 17 or 18 paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged; tubercles on lower flanks present; lateral caudal furrows present; no caudal tubercles in the lateral furrows; ventrolateral caudal tubercles present on original portion of tail; caudal tubercles not encircling tail; subcaudals smooth; no enlarged median subcaudal row; two postcloacal tubercles on each side of tail; no shield-like subtibial scales; subtibial scales smooth; no enlarged submetatarsal scales; 26–28 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; sexually dimorphic for dorsal and ventral colour pattern; prescapular marking absent; gular marking absent; and yellow colouration in life on all ventral surfaces of head, body and tail in adult male. (Rujirawan et al. 2025)


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CommentDistribution: for a map showing the type locality of this and other species see Rujirawan et al. 2025: 3 (Fig. 1). 
EtymologyNamed after Greek ennea for nine and Latin porus for pore in reference to the male holotype of the new species having nine precloacal pores. 
References
  • Rujirawan A, Aksornneam A, Yodthong S, Pawangkhanant P, Stuart BL, Aowphol A 2025. Another new karst-dwelling rock gecko in the Cnemaspis siamensis group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. ZooKeys 1226: 1-24 - get paper here
 
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