Cnemaspis avasabinae AGARWAL, BAUER & KHANDEKAR, 2020
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Cnemaspis avasabinae
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Sabin’s Nellore dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis avasabinae AGARWAL, BAUER & KHANDEKAR 2020 |
| Distribution | India (Andhra Pradesh) Type locality: along a small stream near Penchalakona (14.31775°N, 79.43127° E; ca. 170 m asl.), Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh state, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NCBS-BH754, adult male, collected by Aparna Lajmi, Aniruddha Datta-Roy, V. Deepak and Ishan Agarwal on 17 March 2014. Paratypes: NCBS-BH755, NCBS-BH756, adult males, same collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-sized Cnemaspis, snout to vent length less than 29 mm. Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled granular scales in the vertebral and paravertebral region, intermixed with a few scattered, enlarged, weakly keeled, conical tubercles on the flanks; enlarged tubercles absent in paravertebral rows; spine-like scales absent on flanks. Ventral scales smooth, imbricate, 17–20 scales across belly, 102–114 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca. Subdigital scansors smooth, entire, unnotched; nine lamellae under digit I of both manus and pes; 14 or 15 lamellae under digit IV of manus and 16–18 lamellae under digit IV of pes. Males with continuous series of 3–5 precloacal pores, no femoral pores. Tail with enlarged, strongly keeled, distinctly pointed, conical tubercles forming whorls; a median row of sub-caudals smooth, slightly enlarged and covering less than 1/3rd tail base. Dorsal colouration pink-grey with a broad, light mid-dorsal streak running from occiput onto tail, single medial dark spot on nape which forms an indistinct cross bar, six pairs of dark paired spots on either side of mid-dorsal streak between forelimb insertions and tail base. |
| Comment | Habitat: among rocks on the edge of a small stream in a dry evergreen patch of forest. Activity: dusk and just after dark. Similar species: C. mysoriensis, C. otai, C. yercaudensis |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “avasabinae” honors Ava Sabin of the Sabin family, philanthropic supporters of herpetofaunal conservation. |
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