Cnemaspis fortis SAYYED, 2023
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Cnemaspis fortis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: brave dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis fortis SAYYED 2023 |
| Distribution | India (Maharashtra) Type locality: rock wall (18° 5' 12.2676'' N 73° 24' 15.3072'' E; ca. 45.3 m asl.) of Gandharpale Caves in Mahad, Maharashtra, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. Adult male, BNHS 2925 (26.34 mm SVL); collected by Amit Sayyed, Masum Sayyed and Ayaan Sayyed on 21 October 2021. Paratypes (n=3). Adult male BNHS 2926 (26.57 mm SVL), and BNHS 2927 (25.97 mm SVL), adult female BNHS 2928 (26.91 mm SVL), collection data same as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small sized, Cnemaspis with adult SVL<27 mm (n=4); dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; composed of circular, raised, granular scales intermixed with slightly enlarged, regularly arranged, weakly keeled, rounded tubercles, 11–12 longitudinal rows of enlarged tubercles; scales on snout and canthus rostralis large, round, juxtaposed, unkeeled, almost twice in size than those on forehead and interorbital region; scales on temporal region small, round, unkeeled, granular; scales on nape unkeeled, granular; scales on occiput unkeeled, granular, intermixed with slightly enlarged, randomly arranged, weakly keeled, rounded tubercles; scales on flanks small, granular, smooth, conical and spine-like tubercles absent on either side of the flanks; 7–8 supralabials; 7 infralabials; number of middorsal scales 63–65; rostral groove present, divided dorsally; mental enlarged, subtriangular, not pointed posteriorly; scales on ventral surface of neck, smooth, juxtaposed, weakly keeled; scales on chest, smooth, cycloid, feebly carinate; scales on ventral surface of abdomen between limb insertion smooth, cycloid; 136–150 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca, midbody scales 33– 35; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of manus 12–13, under fourth digit of pes 12–14; males with 3–4 femoral pores on each thigh, separated medially by 19–24 poreless scales; dorsal scales of brachium keeled, imbricate, juxtaposed; dorsal scales of forearm keeled, imbricate, slightly smaller than those on brachials; dorsal scales of thigh and tibia imbricate, keeled; ventral scales of thigh flat, cycloid; ventral scales of tibia weekly keeled; dorsal scales at tail base granular, flatter, unkeeled intermixed with slightly enlarged keeled tubercles; dorsal scales on tail keeled, imbricate, intermixed with enlarged, slightly keeled, blunt, conical enlarged tubercles; enlarged tubercles on the tail forming whorls; median series slightly larger than rest; a single small, conical, postcloacal spur on each side. (Sayyed 2023) Additional details (9266 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet “fortis” is a Latin third-declension adjective in the nominative singular given in feminine, refers to “strong” chosen to highlight the notable behaviour of bravery of the new species in its natural habitat. |
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