Cnemaspis reticulata SAYYED, KIRUBAKARAN, KHOT, ABINESH, HARSHAN, SAYYED, SAYYED, ADHIKARI, PURKAYASTHA, DESHPANDE, & SULAKHE,, 2023
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Cnemaspis reticulata
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Reticulated dwarf Gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis reticulata SAYYED, KIRUBAKARAN, KHOT, ABINESH, HARSHAN, SAYYED, SAYYED, ADHIKARI, PURKAYASTHA, DESHPANDE & SULAKHE 2023: 9 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: Thiruparankundram Hill (9°52'35.79''N, 78°4'9.03''E; alt. 311 m a.s.l.), Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. Adult male, BNHS 3157, collected by Amit Sayyed and Samson Kirubakaran on 27 January 2023. Paratypes (n=2). adult male, BNHS 3158, and adult female, BNHS 3159; collection details the same data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-bodied Cnemaspis with adult SVL less than 35.0 mm; 7 supralabials; 7 or 8 infralabials; dorsal scales heterogeneous; dorsal scales small, granular, weakly keeled, intermixed with randomly arranged, weakly keeled, slightly larger tubercles; conical and spine-like tubercles absent on either side of the flanks; paravertebral scales 91–95; mid-dorsal scales 75–77; scales on snout, dorsal head, neck and body small, granular, juxtaposed, not keeled; scales on ventral surface of head, neck, pectoral, abdominal region, under limbs, and tail smooth; mid-ventral scales 110–120; ventral scales across midbody 28–30; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of manus 13–14, under fourth digit of pes 17; males with 4 femoral pores on each thigh, 2 precloacal pores separated medially by 2 poreless scales, 9–10 poreless scales on either side between precloacal and femoral pores; dorsal scales of limbs granular, weakly keeled; a single enlarged postcloacal spur on each side. dorsal scales on tail keeled, granular, sub imbricate posteriorly, intermixed with enlarged, strongly keeled tubercles forming whorls; scales on ventral aspect of original tail imbricate, smooth, a series of enlarged sub-caudal scales; a single enlarged postcloacal spur on each side. (Sayyed et al. 2023) 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 7605 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after the net-like dorsal colour pattern of the gecko. |
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