Cyrtodactylus karsticolus PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, BOHRA, BIAKZUALA, DECEMSON, MUANSANGA, VABEIRYUREILAI & RATHEE, 2021
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Cyrtodactylus karsticolus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus karsticola PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, BOHRA, BIAKZUALA, DECEMSON, MUANSANGA, VABEIRYUREILAI & RATHEE 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Meghalaya) Type locality: Siju village in the South Garo Hills District of the state of Meghalaya, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: Adult male ([MZMU2155]; Figs. 3), from nearby a dirt road connecting National Highway 217 with the west bank of the Simsang River (25.355763°N, 90.690746°E; elevation 100 m a.s.l.), outskirts of Siju village, South Garo Hills District, Meghalaya state, northeast India, collected on 21 November 2020 by Yashpal Singh Rathee, Jayaditya Purkayastha, Sanath C. Bohra and Suraj Chauhan. Paratypes: Two adult males (MZMU2154, MZMU2156), one adult female (MZMU2153) same collection details as holotype |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus karsticola sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 63.7–70.7 mm); 10–11 supralabials; 9–10 infralabials; dorsal tubercles are rounded, bluntly conical and feebly keeled throughout, and are in 21–24 longitudinal rows; 34–39 paravertebral tubercles between the level of the axilla and the level of the groin;35–39 mid-ventral scale rows; 34–38 precloacofemoral pores in males; scales posteriorly bordering the pore-bearing scale series are up to twice the size of pore-bearing scales; 13 pit bearing scales in precloacal series in females; 15–18 subdigital lamellae under IV toe; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; dorsal markings are dark brown, irregular and distinct, somewhat parallel to each other and bordered by light body bands; tail with alternating dark and light bands. (Purkayastha et al. 2021). |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet karsticola, is derived from the German noun “Karst” referring to a limestone landscape, and Latin suffix -cola meaning inhabitant of/dwelling in, with reference to the limestone cave habitat ofthe species. |
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