Cnemaspis goaensis SHARMA, 1976
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Goan Day Gecko |
Synonym | Cnemaspis goaensis SHARMA 1976: 152 Cnemaspis goaensis — KLUGE 1993 Cnemaspis (Cnemaspis) goaensis — RÖSLER 2000: 62 Cnemaspis indraneildasii BAUER 2002: 156 Cnemaspis indraneildasii — MANAMENDRA-ARACHCHI et al. 2007 Cnemaspis goaensis — KHANDEKAR et al. 2021 |
Distribution | India (Goa) Type locality: ca. 3 km S. of Forest Rest House, Canacona (Poinguinim), Goa” (south-western India). indraneildasii: India (Gund, Uttara Kannada); Type locality: North Kanara, Karnataka State 915° 10’ N, 74° 40’ E) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZSI 22100, paratypes: ZSI 22213–22216 Holotype: ZMH R06125, subadult female [indraneildasii] |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Cnemaspis goaensis differs from its peninsular Indian and Sri Lankan congeners by a combination of the following characters. Maximum SVL 28.3 mm; paired postmentals separated by a medial scale; each postmental bounded by 3 scales including medial scale; dorsal scales heterogeneous mixed with large keeled tubercles; gulars weakly carinate; other ventral scales smooth, imbricate; 3 preanal pores and 2–4 femoral pores on each side; subcaudals slightly enlarged; supralabials to angle of jaws, 8; subdigital lamellae on digit IV of pes, 16. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1184 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy: Khandekar et al. 2019 synonymized Cnemaspis indraneildasii with C. goaensis based on identical genetic data. This was confirmed by Khandekar et al. 2021. NCBI taxonID: 1938933 [indraneildasii] |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. C. indraneildasii was named after Indian herpetologist Indraneil Das. |
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