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Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kanyakumari dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis kanyakumariensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: Kadukkarai (8.30224°N, 77.46255°E; ca. 80 m asl), Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: NRC-AA-8334 (AK-R 1073), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 5 April 2022.
Paratypes: BNHS 2881 (AK-R 1078), adult male, ZSI-R-28777 (AK-R 1074), adult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8335 (AK-R 1046), NRC-AA-8336 (AK-R 1053), adult males, BNHS 2882 (AK-R 1045), adult female, from near Valli Chunai (8.25560°N, 77.35272°E; ca. 200 m asl), Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, same collection data as holotype except collected on 3 April 2022; NRC-AA-8337 (AK-R 1055), adult male, ZSI-R-28776 (AK-R 1056), adult female, from Valli Chunai (8.25842°N, 77.37250°E; ca. 600 m asl), Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, same collection data as holotype except collected on 4 April 2022. 
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References
  • Agarwal, I., Thackeray, T., & Khandekar, A. 2024. Two new species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the southern tip of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Natural History, 58(41-44), 1803-1843 - get paper here
 
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