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Eublepharis pictus MIRZA & GNANESWAR, 2022

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Higher TaxaEublepharidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Painted leopard gecko 
SynonymEublepharis pictus MIRZA & GNANESWAR 2022 
DistributionIndia (Andhra Pradesh)

Type locality: near a temple in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: NCBS NRC-AA-0015, female, paratype: NHMUK 1962.238, male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A medium sized Eublepharis reaching SVL of 117 mm (max.), with 23–26 rows of large flat, tubercle-like moderately keeled scales across the dorsum intermixed with much smaller scales, a single pale band between the nuchal loop and caudal constriction; smooth subdigital lamellae on digit IV of pes 19; 17–18 precloacal pores in an angulate series lacking a diastema. (MIRZA et al. 2022) 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet ‘pictus’ is a Latin word that means ‘painted’ referring to the colouration of the species in life. 
References
  • Kwet, A. 2023. Liste der im Jahr 2022 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Elaphe 2023 (3): 48-73
  • Mirza, Z. A., & Gnaneswar, C. 2022. Description of a new species of leopard geckos, Eublepharis Gray, 1827 from Eastern Ghats, India with notes on Eublepharis hardwickii Gray, 1827. Evolutionary Systematics, 6: 77-88
 
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