Cnemaspis limayei SAYYED, PYRON & DILEEPKUMAR, 2018
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Cnemaspis limayei
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Limaye’s Day Gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis limayei SAYYED, PYRON & DILEEPKUMAR 2018 |
| Distribution | India (Maharashtra) Type locality: “near a dry stream at Marutiwadi (16.221 N, 73.475 E; 132 m asl), near Phondaghat, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India” |
| Reproduction | oviparous; gravid females were observed in the months of October and November at the study area. |
| Types | Holotype: BNHS 2454 (adult male); collected at night on 12 February, 2015 on a tree branch. Paratypes: BNHS 2455 (female), ZSI-WRC R/1051, ZSI-WRC R/1052 (male) and ZSI-WRC R/1053 (fe- male); same locality as holotype on the tree trunk and on the rocks of a dry stream, collected at the same place and time as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small-sized Cnemaspis, SVL less than 31 mm. Dorsal scales on trunk heterogeneous; granular, feebly keeled scales intermixed with large keeled depressed scales; conical and spine-like tubercles absent on flank; ventral scales smooth, larger than dorsal; pre-anal scales larger than ventral; 26–27 scales across the belly between lowest rows of dorsal scales; mental posteriorly pointed; two pairs of postmentals, primary larger than secondary, secondary postmentals touching first and second infralabials; nostrils in narrow contact with supralabial I; seven lamellae on digit I of the manus and 9–11 on digit IV, 7–8 on digit I of the pes, and 10–12 on digit IV. Males with 4–5 femoral pores on each side, pre-anal pores absent. Tail base visibly swollen, median sub-caudal scales not enlarged; one triangular, slightly keeled post-anal, very small tubercles along each side present in both sexes; broadly acute, prominent tubercles with small keeled scales dorsally on tail. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3625 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Behavior: nocturnal (despite its name “Day Gecko”) Habitat: tree trunks above 1–3 meters above ground, on the rock bed of a dried stream surrounded by forest; walls of houses made of mud and on compound wall structures of stone in Marutiwadi village. Sympatry: Hemidactylus sp., Eutropis cf. macularia, Ahaetulla nasuta, and Amphiesma beddomei. |
| Etymology | Specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Mr. Sunil. B. Limaye, Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Pune. |
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