Cnemaspis flavigularis PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Cnemaspis flavigularis PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER 2021 |
Distribution | India (Cardemom Hills, Kerala) Type locality: Mathikettan Shola National Park, Cardemom Hills, Kerala (9.973°N, 77.245°E; ca. 1340 m asl) |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: BNHS 2621, adult male collected by Saunak Pal and team on 27th March 2011. Paratypes: BNHS 2622, adult female; CESL 247 and CESL 249, adult males; collected along with the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small sized, Cnemaspis species (SVL up to 33.1 mm) characterised by the presence of homogenous dorsal scales, small, granular; few scattered tubercles on the flank, reduced, subconical; ventrals smooth, subimbricate, 104–108 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca, 21–23 midventral scales; three pairs of postmentals, first pair separated by a single median scale, each postmental surrounded by three to four scales including median scale; males with 10 to 12 femoral pores, precloacal pores absent; a pair of small postcloacal spur present; subcaudals smooth, median row enlarged; seven to nine supralabials to the angle of jaw; proximal lamellae enlarged, plate like, followed by much smaller distal lamellae; 16–18 lamellae on digit IV of pes. (Pal et al. 2022) |
Comment | Group: Belongs to the littoralis clade. |
Etymology | Named after the combination of the Latin word ‘flavus’ meaning yellow and ‘gularis’ meaning throat, referring to the distinct yellow colouration of the throat in males of the new species. |
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