Cnemaspis thachanaensis WOOD, GRISMER, AOWPHOL, AGUILAR, COTA, GRISMER, MURDOCH & SITES, 2017
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Tha Chana Rock Gecko |
Synonym | Cnemaspis thachanaensis WOOD, GRISMER, AOWPHOL, AGUILAR, COTA, GRISMER, MURDOCH & SITES 2017 Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi — GRISMER et al., 2010: 29 Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi — GRISMER et al., 2014: 130 |
Distribution | Thailand (Surat Thani) Type locality: Tham Khao Sonk hill, Tha Chana District, Surat Thani Province, Thailand (9.549878°N, 99.175544°E; 107 m elevation) |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: BYU 62544 adult male, collected 30 July 2016, by PLW, LLG, CA, MC, MSG, MLM. Paratopotypes. All paratypes (BYU 62542–62543, ZMKU R 00729–00731) bear the same collection and locality data as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis thachanaensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of Cnemaspis in the siamensis group by the combination of the following morphological and color pattern characteristics: maximum SVL 39 mm; 10 or 11 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; ventral scales keeled; no precloacal pores in males; 15–19 paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged; tubercles generally present on the lower flanks; lateral caudal furrows present; no caudal tubercles in the lateral furrows; ventrolateral caudal tubercles anteriorly; presence of lateral caudal tubercle row; caudal tubercles not encircling tail; caudal tubercles restricted to a single paravertebral row; subcaudals keeled bearing a single median row of enlarged keeled scales; one or two post cloacal tubercles in males; no enlarged femoral or tibial scales; subtibials keeled; enlarged submetatarsal scale on first toe; 23–25 subdigital fourth toe lamellae; sexually dimorphic for ventral and dorsal coloration; yellow or white bars present on flanks; prescapular marking present; gular region yellowish-orange, dark incomplete lineate markings in males, less prominent in females; abdomen, limbs and subcaudal region whitish (Table 9). Additional details (3036 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Behavior: diurnal. No specimens were observed at night. Habitat: karst tower embedded within a highly disturbed lowland limestone forest. This species may use the vegetation at night for refuge to avoid Cyrtodactylus thirakaputhi which is nocturnal and maybe a potential predator. Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | The specific epithet thachanaensis is a noun in apposition to the type locality where this species is found. |
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