Cnemaspis tarutaoensis AMPAI, RUJIRAWAN, WOOD, STUART & AOWPHOL, 2019
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Cnemaspis tarutaoensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tarutao Rock Gecko Thai: Jing Jok Niew Yaow Ko Tarutao |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis tarutaoensis AMPAI, RUJIRAWAN, WOOD, STUART & AOWPHOL 2019 Cnemaspis tarutaoensis — COTA et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Satun) Type locality: Thailand, Satun Province, Mueang Satun District, Tarutao National Park, Tarutao Island, Pha Toe Boo (6°42.1854'N, 99°38.8956'E; 2 m a.s.l.; Fig. 7A in Ampai et al. 2019). |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: ZMKU R 00763, adult male, collected on 5 November 2017 by Natee Ampai, Attapol Rujirawan, Siriporn Yodthong, and Korkwan Termprayoon. Paratypes: Twelve paratypes (adult males = 6, adult females = 6). ZMKU R 00761–00762, ZMKU R 00764 (3 adult males), THNHM 28201–28202, ZMKU R 00758–00760 (5 adult females), bear the same collection data as holotype. THNHM 28203 (1 adult male), same data as holotype except collected 5 April 2018. ZMKU R 00765 (1 adult male), same data as holotype except collected at Tham Chorakhae (6°41.7966'N, 99°39.0426'E; 37 m a.s.l.), collected 7 November 2017. ZMKU R 00766 (1 adult female) and THNHM 28205 (1 adult male), same data as holotype except collected at karst forest near stream (6°39.759'N, 99°39.1596'E; 53 m a.s.l.), collected 5 April 2018. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Cnemaspis by having the following combination of characters: (1) adult males with maximum snout-vent length (SVL) 36.4 mm (mean 34.7 ± SD 1.5, n = 7) and females with maximum SVL 34.8 mm (mean 33.7 ± SD 0.6, n = 6); (2) 8–9 supralabials and 8 infralabials; (3) 4–5 pore-bearing precloacal scales, pores rounded; (4) 17–19 paravertebral tubercles, small in size, randomly arranged; (5) 27–29 subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe; (6) subcaudal region yellowish, scales smooth with a single enlarged median subcaudal row; (7) one postcloacal tubercles on each side; (8) no sexual dimorphism in dorsal and ventral patterns; and (9) black gular markings present in males and females. These differences are summarized for geographically close congeners in the kumpoli group (Table 4 in Ampai et a. 2019). Comparisons. Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other members of the kumpoli group (C. biocellata, C. kumpoli, C. monachorum, and C. niyomwanae) by having a maximum SVL of 36.4 mm (vs 32.9 mm in C. monachorum, 40.2 mm in C. biocellata, 63.0 mm in C. kumpoli, and 56.8 mm in C. niyomwanae). Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. is further distinguished from C. monachorum by having eight infralabial scales (vs 5–7 in C. monachorum). The new species is further distinguished from C. biocellata, C. monachorum and C. niyomwanae by having 4–5 precloacal pores (vs 6–12 in C. biocellata and three in C. monachorum and C. niyomwanae). The new species is further distinguished from C. biocellata, C. kumpoli, and C. niyomwanae by having 17–19 paravertebral tubercles (vs 21–27 in C. biocellata, 28–35 in C. kumpoli and 26–31 in C. niyomwanae). The new species is further distinguished from C. biocellata and C. kumpoli by lacking tubercles on lower flanks (vs present in C. biocellata and C. kumpoli). The new species is further distinguished from C. biocellata, C. kumpoli and C. niyomwanae by having 26–29 lamellae under the 4th toe (vs 29–37 in C. biocellata, 34–41 in C. kumpoli, and 31–34 in C. niyomwanae). Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. is further distinguished from C. kumpoli, C. monachorum and C. niyomwanae by having yellow coloration in the subcaudal region and wide black and yellow bands on tail (vs lacking in C. kumpoli, C. monachorum, and C. niyomwanae). The new species is further distinguished from C. biocellata, C. kumpoli, and C. niyomwanae by lacking a sexually dimorphic dorsal color pattern (vs present in C. biocellata, C. kumpoli, and C. niyomwanae). The new species is further distinguished from C. monachorum and C. biocellata by lacking lateral caudal tubercle row (vs present in C. monachorum and C. biocellata). The new species is distinguished from C. biocellata, C. kumpoli, and C. niyomwanae by having gular marking (vs lacking in C. biocellata, C. kumpoli, and C. niyomwanae). |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the new species. |
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