Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR, 2024
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Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Kanyakumari dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis AGARWAL, THACKERAY & KHANDEKAR 2024 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: Kadukkarai (8.30224°N, 77.46255°E; ca. 80 m asl), Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NRC-AA-8334 (AK-R 1073), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 5 April 2022. Paratypes: BNHS 2881 (AK-R 1078), adult male, ZSI-R-28777 (AK-R 1074), adult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8335 (AK-R 1046), NRC-AA-8336 (AK-R 1053), adult males, BNHS 2882 (AK-R 1045), adult female, from near Valli Chunai (8.25560°N, 77.35272°E; ca. 200 m asl), Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, same collection data as holotype except collected on 3 April 2022; NRC-AA-8337 (AK-R 1055), adult male, ZSI-R-28776 (AK-R 1056), adult female, from Valli Chunai (8.25842°N, 77.37250°E; ca. 600 m asl), Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, same collection data as holotype except collected on 4 April 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-sized Cnemaspis, SVL up to 33.0 mm (n = 8). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled granular scales intermixed with regularly arranged rows of enlarged, strongly keeled, conical tubercles; last one or two rows of enlarged tubercles on flank weakly keeled, long and spine-like; 12 rows of dorsal tubercles at midbody, 12–17 tubercles in paravertebral rows; ventral scales subequal from chest to vent, smooth, oval or elongate, and subimbricate on pectoral region, becoming slightly larger posteriorly; 30–35 scales across belly at midbody, 128–138 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; subdigital scansors smooth, unpaired, unnotched; 11–13 lamellae under digit I of manus and 10–12 under digit I of pes, 15–17 (rarely 19 n = 1/8) lamellae under digit IV of manus and 18–22 lamellae under digit IV of pes; males with 3–5 femoral pores on each thigh, separated medially by 22–28 poreless scales (n = 5); tail with enlarged, strongly keeled, and pointed tubercles forming whorls; median row of subcaudals keeled on posterior one-third portion of tail, slightly enlarged with condition of two or three slightly enlarged scales alternating with an enlarged scale. Dorsum with diffuse light blotches including some in a vertebral row and numerous dark blotches; single black dorsal ocellus on neck; venter off-white with black speckles forming longitudinal lines on throat; original tail with 9–11 dark bands, regenerated tail grey. (Agarwal et al. 2024) 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 4114 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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