Cnemaspis andalas ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE, 2017

Find more photos by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Cnemaspis andalas ISKANDAR, MCGUIRE & AMARASINGHE 2017
Distribution	Indonesia (West Sumatra) Type locality: Rimbo Panti, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 296 m elevation (0.3405°N, 100.07283°E),
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MZB 12999, Male, SVL 31.3 mm, collected on 5 November 2008 by J. A. McGuire and party. Paratypes. Female, MVZ 269630, SVL 27.2 mm, Rimbo Panti, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 775 m (0.35001°N, 100.03278°E), bears the same data as the holotype. Female, MZB 13000, SVL 33.8 mm, Ngalau Seribu (=Thousand Caves), Harau Valley, Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia (0°23’ S, 100°63’ E), collected on 29 August 2009 by D. Gusman and Desman.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Cnemaspis andalas sp. nov. differs from all other Southeast Asian diminutive Cnemaspis in having the unique combination of a maximum SVL of 33.8 mm; each postmental bounded by four scales; dorsal scales keeled; six spine-like tubercles on flank; gular scales smooth; pectoral scales and abdominal scales smooth; ventral scales of thigh smooth; six precloacal pores; four femoral pores on each side; subcaudals smooth, scales on median row enlarged and smooth; 6 or 7 supralabials; 18–20 lamellae under fourth toe. Cnemaspis andalas sp. nov. is most similar to Cnemaspis minang sp. nov. and Cnemaspis tapanuli sp. nov., but it can be distinguished from both of these species (characters in parentheses) by having gular scales smooth (keeled), six (four) precloacal pores in males, and a continous pale vertebral stripe (no stripe). (Iskandar et al. 2017)
Comment
Etymology	Andalas is the local common name of the tree Morus macrourus (family Moraceae) but is more frequently used for the region inhabited by this species. Andalas also is an ancient name used in the 13th Century for Sumatra, Indonesia, and is formed here as an invariable noun in apposition.
References	Iskandar, Djoko T.; Jimmy A. McGuire, and A. A. Thasun Amarasinghe 2017. Description of Five New Day Geckos of Cnemaspis kandiana Group (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Sumatra and Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology 51 (1): 142-153 - get paper here LEE, JUSTIN L.; ARYEH H. MILLER, GEORGE R. ZUG, DANIEL G. MULCAHY 2019. The discovery of Rock Geckos Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4661 (1): 040–064 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

Is it interesting? Share with others:

As link to this species use URL address:

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=andalas

without field 'search_param'. Field 'search_param' is used for browsing search result.

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator