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Cnemaspis thayawthadangyi LEE, MILLER, ZUG & MULCAHY, 2019

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Thayawthadangyi Islands Rock Gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis thayawthadangyi LEE, MILLER, ZUG & MULCAHY 2019 
DistributionMyanmar (Tanintharyi Region)

Type locality: Za Let Aw (Escape Bay), southeast side of Linn Lune Kyun, Thayawthadangyi Kyun Group, Myeik Archipelago, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar (12.30849°N, 98.0043°E; 80 m elevation).  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. USNM 595053 (GenBank accession no. MN104951), adult male collected by Daniel G. Mulcahy and Grant Connette on 12 May 2017, 2100–2230 h.
Paratype. USNM 595052 (GenBank accession no. MN104950), adult male, same collection data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cnemaspis thayawthadangyi sp. nov. is a small diminutive member of the C. kandiana species group and can be distinguished from all other members of the group by a combination of the following morpho- logical characters: 1) a maximum SVL of 29.9 mm; 2) each postmental bordered posteriorly by four scales; 3) four spine-like ventrolateral tubercles on flank; 4) gular scales keeled; 5) pectoral scales and abdominal scales keeled; 6) ventral scales keeled; 7) three precloacal pores; 8) four femoral pores on each leg; 9) subcaudal scales smooth, scales on median row enlarged and smooth; 10) coloration of the gular region silver with dark-gray irregularly shaped streaks; 11) 6–7 supralabials; 12) 6–7 infralabials; 13) 16–18 subdigital lamellae on the 4th toe; 14) 18–20 ventral scales at midbody. 
CommentHabitat: The two specimens were collected on large tree trunks at night close to a stream. This species is probably more widely distributed than currently documented and likely inhabits similar microhabitats on this and other islands in the group. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality of this species—the Thayawthadangyi Kyun (Island) group in the Myeik Archipelago. 
References
  • 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
 
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