Cnemaspis tanintharyi LEE, MILLER, ZUG & MULCAHY, 2019
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Cnemaspis tanintharyi
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tanintharyi Rock Gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis tanintharyi LEE, MILLER, ZUG & MULCAHY 2019 |
| Distribution | Myanmar (Tanintharyi Region) Type locality: near Payarhtan Cave, 28 km from Bokpyin town, proposed Lenya National Park, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar (11.22945°N, 99.17611°E; 55 m elevation). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 587514 (GenBank accession no. MN104944), adult male collected by Daniel G. Mulcahy, Myint Kyaw Thura and Thaw Zin on 17 May 2015, between 0830–1000 h. Paratypes. Adult males: USNM 594371 (GenBank accession no. MN104946), collected by Daniel G. Mul- cahy, Myint Kyaw Thura, and Thaw Zin on 19 May 2016, 0845–1045 h, near Nint Tenku village, proposed Le- nya National Park extension, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar (11.45189°N, 99.22590°E; 54 m elevation); USNM 594372–594374 (GenBank accession nos. MN104947–49 respectively), collected by Grant Connette and Katherine J. LaJeunesse Connette on 22 May 2016, 1620–2200 h, same location as the holotype. One of these specimens, USNM 594373, is immature and was only included in the molecular analysis. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis tanintharyi sp. nov. is a diminutive member of the C. kandiana group distinguished from all other members of the group by the combination of the following morphological characters: 1) a maximum SVL of 29.6 mm; 2) each postmental bordered by 2–4 scales; 3) four spine-like ventrolateral tubercles on flank; 4) gular scales smooth; 5) pectoral scales keeled, abdominal scales smooth; 6) ventral scales smooth; 7) 2–4 precloacal pores; 8) 4–5 femoral pores on each leg; 9) subcaudal scales smooth, scales on median row enlarged and smooth; 10) coloration of the gular region beige, dark gray-brown with dark blue hueing towards throat; 11) 6–7 supralabi- als; 12) 5–7 infralabials; 13) 15–18 subdigital lamellae on the 4th toe; 14) 21–23 ventral scales at midbody. |
| Comment | Habitat: Both localities are situated near karst outcrops, with the surrounding habitat consisting of lowland tropical rainforest dominated by dipterocarp trees. Specimens were col- lected on karst outcrops and low down on the tree buttress of large dipterocarps. The immature specimen was found at dusk on a karst formation (G. Connette, pers. comm.). The type specimen was collected inside the margins of a cave during the day and the Nint Tenku specimen was collected during the morning from the buttress of a large dipterocarp tree, while running up the buttress after raking leaf litter. Like other species of the Cnemaspis kandiana group, this species probably uses caves, crevices, or leaf-litter as shelter. Sympatry: C. siamensis (at Nint Tenku). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet refers to the type locality of this species situated in the Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. |
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