Cnemaspis maharashtraensis KHANDEKAR, GAIKWAD, THACKERAY, GANGALMALE & AGARWAL, 2024
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Cnemaspis maharashtraensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Maharashtra dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis maharashtraensis KHANDEKAR, GAIKWAD, THACKERAY, GANGALMALE & AGARWAL 2024: 91 |
| Distribution | India (Maharashtra) Type locality: Rundiv Range, (17.22133°N, 73.72358°E; ca. 900 m asl.), Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Sangli District, Maharashtra State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | holotype. NRC-AA-8328 (AK-R 747), adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale and Swapnil Pawar on 19th April 2023. paratypes (n=6; fig. 29). NRC-AA-8330 (AK-R 745), BNHS 2878 (AK-R 746), adult males, same collection data as holotype; ZSI-R-28774 (AK-R 741), subadult female, ZSI-R-28773 (AK-R 742), adult female, NRC-AA-8329 (AK-R 743), adult male, from near Kandhar Dhoh (17.24158°N, 73.72755°E; ca. 820 m asl.), Chandoli National Park in, Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Sangli District, same collection data as holotype; BNHS 2879 (AK- R 749), adult male, from Rundiv Range, (17.23405°N, 73.71558°E; ca. 900 m asl.), Chandoli National Park in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Sangli District, same collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A small-sized Cnemaspis, snout to vent length less than 33 mm (n=7). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled, granular scales intermixed with large, weakly keeled, irregularly arranged, strongly pointed tubercles, enlarged tubercles gradually increasing in size towards flank, tubercles in lowest row short spine- like; 10 rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody, 16–20 paravertebral tubercles between forelimb and hindlimb insertions; gular scales granular, smooth, circular, juxtaposed and flattened; ventral scales subequal from chest to vent, smooth, subcircular, subimbricate with weakly pointed end; 22–27 scales across belly at midbody, 122–130 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; subdigital scansors smooth, mostly entire, unnotched; 10–12 lamellae under digit I of manus and 9–12 lamellae under digit I of pes, 14–19 lamellae under digit Iv of manus and 16–20 lamellae under digit Iv of pes; males with three femoral pores on each thigh separated medially by 23–25 poreless scales (n=5); 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 nine whorls; median row of subcaudals Type C. Dorsal colouration brown with indistinct vertebral chevrons that continue onto tail, distinct dark ocellus on neck; not strongly sexually dichromatic (Fig. 22E, F). (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 in Maharashtra State, India. |
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