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Cnemaspis umashaankeri NARAYANAN & ARAVIND, 2022

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Umashaanker’s Dwarf Gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis umashaankeri NARAYANAN & ARAVIND 2022 
DistributionIndia (Karnataka)

Type locality. Biligiri Rangan Hills village, Biligiri Ran- ganathaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India (12.002204°N and 77.145234°E, 1161 m asl).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. ZSI-R-28301, SVL 25.7 mm, adult male, col- lected from the type locality by Aravind N.A. and Surya Narayanan on 14th October 2021 (Figs 3, 4, 6A).
Paratypes (n=3). ZSI-R-28302, SVL 24.6 mm, adult male (Fig. 5A); BNHS 3127, SVL 27.7 mm, adult female (Fig. 5B); BNHS 3126, SVL 28.8 mm, adult male (Fig. 5C). Collection details same as holotype. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is a patronym honouring Dr R. Uma Shaanker, Retired Professor of Plant Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and Founder of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore. He has contributed immensely to understanding plant and animal evolution, ecology, and conservation biology. 
References
  • Kwet, A. 2023. Liste der im Jahr 2022 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2023 (3): 48-73
  • Narayanan, S., & Aravind, N. A. 2022. A new species of rupicolous Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Biligirirangan Hills of Southern India. Vertebrate Zoology, 72, 823-837 - get paper here
 
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