Cnemaspis lineatubercularis AMPAI, WOOD, STUART & AOWPHOL, 2020
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Cnemaspis lineatubercularis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Lan Saka Rock Gecko Thai: Jing Jok Niew Yaow Lan Saka |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis lineatubercularis AMPAI, WOOD, STUART & AOWPHOL 2020 Cnemaspis lineatubercularis — COTA et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat) Type locality: Thailand, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Lan Saka District, Kam Lon Subdistrict, Wang Mai Pak Waterfall (8°26.807'N, 99°46.525'E; 96 m a.s.l.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZMKU R 00828, adult male, collected on 25 January 2019 by Natee Ampai, Anchalee Aowphol, Attapol Rujirawan, Korkwan Termprayoon and Siriporn Yodthong. Paratypes: Eighteen paratypes (adult males = 11, adult females = 7). ZMKU R 00821–00825 (five adult males), and ZMKU R 00826 (adult female), same data as holotype except that they were collected on 25 October 2016. ZMKU R 00827, ZMKU R 00829–00831 (four adult males), ZMKU R 00832–00835 (four adult fe- males), THNHM 28694–28695 (two adult males) and THNHM 28696–28697 (two adult females), same data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis lineatubercularis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Cnemaspis by having the following combination of characters: (1) maximum SVL of 40.6 mm (mean 38.8 ± SD 1.4, N = 12) in adult males and maximum SVL of 41.8 mm (mean 39.5 ± SD 1.9, N = 7) in adult females; (2) 8–9 supralabial and infralabial scales; (3) gular, pectoral, abdominal, and subcaudal scales keeled; (4) rostral, interorbitals, supercilium, palmar scales, and ventral scales of brachia smooth; (5) 5–6 small, subconical spine-like tubercles present on flanks (6) 19–21 paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged; (7) 27–29 subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe; (8) 4–7 pore-bearing precloacal scales, pores rounded, arranged in chevron shape and separated in males; (9) one postcloacal tubercle each side in males; (10) ventrolateral caudal tubercles anteriorly present; (11) caudal tubercles restricted to a single paravertebral row on each side; (12) single median row of subcaudal scales keeled and lacking enlarged median row; and (13) gular region, abdomen, limbs and subcaudal region yellowish only in males. These differences are summarized among geographically close congeners in the siamensis group (Table 5). Additional details (5142 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Habitat: Specimens were found only along granitic rocky streams of Wang Mai Pak Waterfall. The rocky boulder microhabitats of this species are dry with cool surface temperatures (24.8–26.7 °C, 73.2–86.1% relative hu- midity). When disturbed, some individuals retreated deeper into rock crevices, cracks, more shaded areas or beneath rock boulders (Ampai et al.2020). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet lineatubercularis is taken from linea (Lat. for line) and tubercularis (Lat. for having tubercles), in reference to the new species having para-vertebral tubercles linearly arranged. |
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