Cnemaspis maculicollis CYRIAC, JOHNY, UMESH & PALOT, 2018
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Cnemaspis maculicollis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cnemaspis maculicollis CYRIAC, JOHNY, UMESH & PALOT 2018 |
| Distribution | India (Kerala: Pandimotta, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary in Kollam District in the Agasthyamalai Hill complex; elevation 1200–1250 m) Type locality: Pandimotta (08.82749°N, 077.21703°E) at an elevation of 1238m, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kollam District, Kerala. |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: ZSI/WGRC/IR.V/2704, an adult male of SVL 42.5 mm; collected on 02 January 2016 by Muhamed Jafer Palot and Vivek Philip Cyriac. Paratype: ZSI/WGRC/IR.V/2705, an adult female of SVL 52.7 mm; collected from rock crevice at the same locality as holotype on 02 January 2016 by Muhamed Jafer Palot and Vivek Philip Cyriac. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large sized slender Cnemaspis with a maximum snout-vent length 52.7 mm (n = 2); mid-dorsal scales heterogeneous with small granular scales intermixed with large, irregularly arranged, smooth rounded tubercles more pronounced towards the posterior end; spine-like tubercles absent on flanks; ventral scales of neck and abdomen smooth, subimbricate; supralabials to angle of jaw, 7; infralabials, 7–8; subdigital lamellae under manus IV 20–24, under pes IV 23–24; tail base slightly swollen with a single postcloacal spurs on each side; dorsal scales of tail smooth, without whorls of enlarged tubercles; subcaudals on original tail enlarged, smooth irregularly arranged scales; male with 10 precloacal pores, femoral pores absent; pale white spots in the posterior- lateral and posterior-dorsal end of the head; 5–6 pale white spots on the nape. |
| Comment | Habitat: crevices of a boulder amidst the shola-grassland ecosystem. The rock boulders are covered with mosses and lichens (Fig. 3C in Cyriac et al. 2018). The vegetation is dominated by shola forests interspersed with lush growth of reed brakes. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word macula meaning spot and collus meaning neck referring to the distinctive necklace like white spots on the nape of this species. |
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