Cnemaspis nilagirica MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI, BATUWITA & PETHIYAGODA, 2007
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Cnemaspis nilagirica
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Nilgiri Day Gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis nilagirica MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI, BATUWITA & PETHIYAGODA 2007 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) Type locality: “Nilgiries” (Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu State, south-western India) |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 74.4.29.729 (female), 42.3 mm SVL, purchased from Colonel Beddome (formerly a syntype of C. tropidogaster). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis nilagirica differs from its peninsular Indian and Sri Lankan congeners by a combination of the following characters. Maximum SVL at least 42.3 mm; paired postmentals separated by a small scale; each postmental bounded by 2 scales; dorsal scales homogeneous; spine-like tubercles present on flanks; ventrals smooth; no preanal and femoral pores in female holotype; tail with enlarged pointed scales forming whorls; subcaudals enlarged, smooth; supralabials to angle of jaw, 8; subdigital lamellae on digit IV, 16 [from MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI et al. 2007]. |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | The species epithet ‘nilagirica’ is a Latinized compound noun derived from the Sanskrit roots for the type locality, the Nilgiris [Blue Mountains] of southern India (nil = blue, giri = mountains), applied here as a noun in apposition. |
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