Cyrtodactylus kamengensis MIRZA, BHOSALE, THACKERAY, PHANSALKAR, SAWANT, GOWANDE & PATEL, 2022
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Cyrtodactylus kamengensis MIRZA, BHOSALE, THACKERAY, PHANSALKAR, SAWANT, GOWANDE & PATEL 2022 |
Distribution | India (Arunachal Pradesh) Type locality: Shergaon, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh (27.075528°N, 92.123500°E, elevation 950 m) |
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Types | Holotye: BNHS 3113, adult male collected by Mandar Sawant, Pushkar Phansalkar and Harshal Bhosale on 8 August 2021 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus kamengensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by its moderate body size (SVL 70.2–78.6 mm, mean 73.84); 9–12 supralabials; 9–10 infralabials; 20–24 bluntly conical, feebly keeled dorsal tubercles; 49–58 paravertebral tubercles; 30–34 ventral scales between distinct ventrolateral folds; no precloacal groves; 7–11 precloacal pores in a continuous series; three to four rows of enlarged scales below pored scales, slightly larger than pored scales, femoral pores absent; 9–13 distal subdigital lamellae on digit IV of pes; subcaudal scalation of original tail without enlarged plates. Dorsum with paired irregular dark brown blotches on a light brown background. (MIRZA et al. 2022) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 4444 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet refers to the Kameng River in western Arunachal Pradesh close to which the new species was discovered. |
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