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Cnemaspis basalticola KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, AGARWAL, GANGALMALE, KININGE, & GAIKWAD, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Basalt dwarf gecko or Ratangad dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis basalticola KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, AGARWAL, GANGALMALE, KININGE, & GAIKWAD 2024: 456 
DistributionIndia (Maharashtra)

Type locality: Ratangad Fort (19.5035°N, 73.7013°E; ca. 1120 m asl.), Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8414 (AK-R 2904), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale, Saurabh Kininge and Swapnil Pawar on 2nd october 2023.
Paratypes. NRC-AA-8415 (AK-R 2903), adult male and NRC-AA-8416 (AK-R 2905), adult female, same data as holotype. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “basaltes” for basalt and the suffix “- cola”, meaning inhabitant or dweller, as the species inhabits basalt rock formations. 
References
  • KHANDEKAR, A., THACKERAY, T., AGARWAL, I., GANGALMALE, S., KININGE, S., & GAIKWAD, S. M. 2024. Two new species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the far northern peaks of the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5463(4): 451-478
 
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