Cnemaspis pava MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI, BATUWITA & PETHIYAGODA, 2007
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Cnemaspis pava
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cnemaspis pava MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI, BATUWITA & PETHIYAGODA 2007 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: Nawalapitiya, Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka, 07o03’N, 80o28’E, 600 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NMSL (= WHT) 7286, (male), 31.8 mm SVL, coll. S. Batuwita, 12 August, 2005. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis pava differs from its peninsular Indian and Sri Lankan congeners by a combination of the following characters. Maximum SVL 32.4 mm; paired postmentals separated medially by a small scale; each postmental bounded by 3 scales; dorsal scales heterogeneous; spine-like tubercles present on flank; ventrals, 141–143; ventral scales across mid-body, 22–25; ventrals (including pectoral, abdominal, precloacal and scales on tail-base) carinate; 2 or 4 preanal pores and 5 femoral pores on each side; tail base without enlarged tubercles; supralabials to angle of jaws, 7 or 8; subdigital lamellae on digit IV of pes, 18 or 19; (in life) dorsum yellowish brown, with about six V-shaped markings; a distinct W-shaped mark on occipital region and an uninterrupted mid-dorsal line present. [from MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI et al. 2007]. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | The species name, pava, is a Latin adjective meaning ‘little’, an allusion to the diminutive habit of this gecko. |
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