Cnemaspis chandoliensis KHANDEKAR, GAIKWAD, THACKERAY, GANGALMALE & AGARWAL, 2024
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Cnemaspis chandoliensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Chandoli dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis chandoliensis KHANDEKAR, GAIKWAD, THACKERAY, GANGALMALE & AGARWAL 2024: 84 |
| Distribution | India (Maharashtra) Type locality: Chandel Range (17.14428°N, 73.72563°E; ca. 800 m asl.), Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-8325 (AK-R 728), adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale and Swapnil Pawar on 20th April 2023. Paratypes (n=5; fig. 26) NRC-AA-8326 (AK-R 729), adult male, ZSI-R-28771 (AK-R 727), adult female, same collection data as holotype; NRC-AA-8327 (AK-R 731), BNHS 2877 (AK-R 732), adult males, ZSI-R-28772 (AK-R 730), adult female, from Chandel Range (17.12992°N, 73.73504°E; ca. 800 m asl.), Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Kolhapur District, same collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=6). A small-sized Cnemaspis, snout to vent length less than 33 mm (n=6). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled, granular scales intermixed with large, weakly keeled, irregularly arranged tubercles, enlarged tubercles gradually increasing in size towards flank, tubercles in lowest row short spine-like; 12 (rarely 13, n=1) rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody, 13–19 paravertebral tubercles between forelimb and hindlimb insertions; gular scales granular, smooth, circular, juxtaposed and protrudent; ventral scales subequal from chest to vent, smooth, subcircular, subimbricate with weakly pointed end; 24–27 scales across belly at midbody, 122–134 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; subdigital scansors smooth, mostly entire, unnotched; 9–11 lamellae under digit I of manus and 10 or 11 lamellae under digit I of pes, 15–18 lamellae under digit Iv of manus and 16–21 lamellae under digit Iv of pes; males with three or four femoral pores on each thigh separated medially by 20–24 poreless scales (n=4); tail dorsum with strongly keeled, granular scales, similar in size and shape to granular scales on midbody dorsum, gradually becoming larger, flattened, imbricate posteriorly, intermixed with enlarged, strongly keeled, distinctly pointed, conical tubercles forming whorls, six tubercles in first eight whorls; median row of subcaudals Type A. Dorsal colouration light brown with indistinct vertebral chevrons that continue onto tail, distinct dark ocellus on neck, not strongly sexually dichromatic (Fig. 22C, D). (Khandekar et al. 2024) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality, Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Kolhapur District of Maharashtra. |
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