Cnemaspis schalleri KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, & AGARWAL, 2021
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Cnemaspis schalleri
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Schaller’s Sakleshpur dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis schalleri KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, & AGARWAL 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Karnataka) Type locality: vicinity of Mookanana Resort, Honga- dahalla village, Sakleshpur (12.781°N, 75.708°E; ca. 850 m asl.), Hassan District, Karnataka, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-1116 (AK 872), SVL 29.4 mm, adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Swapnil Pawar and Tejas Thackeray on 05 June 2019. Paratypes. NRC-AA-1117 (AK 866), SVL 28.3 mm; NRC-AA-1118 (AK 867), SVL 29.3 mm; NRC-AA-1119 (AK 868), SVL 28.5 mm; BNHS 2794 (AK 870), SVL 30.8 mm; BNHS 2795 (AK 871), SVL 29.4 mm; BNHS 2796 (AK 873), SVL 27.5 mm (all adult males); BNHS 2797 (AK 865), SVL 31.7 mm, adult female, same collec- tion data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small-sized Cnemaspis, maximum SVL 32 mm (n=8). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled, granular scales intermixed with about seven or eight regularly arranged rows of large, weakly keeled tubercles on each flank, tubercles in last two longitudinal rows largest, spine-like; regularly arranged 14–16 rows of dorsal tubercles at mid-body; a regular series of 17–20 paravertebral tubercles between forelimb and hindlimb insertions; ventral scales on pectoral region and belly smooth or keeled, imbricate, scales on gular region keeled; 27–30 transverse scales across belly at mid-body; 111–124 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; subdigital scansors smooth, entire, unnotched; 9–11 lamellae under first digit of manus and nine or 10 lamellae under first digit of pes; 13–15 lamellae under fourth digit of manus and 16–19 lamellae under fourth digit of pes; males with 3–5 femoral pores on each thigh separated on either side by 8–10 poreless scales from a continuous series of two (rarely three) precloacal pores (n=7); tail with enlarged, strongly keeled, distinctly pointed, conical tubercles forming whorls, median row of sub-caudal scales slightly enlarged, smooth at anterior half and strongly keeled posteriorly. Dorsal colouration dirty brown, light mid-dorsal stripe on nape, sometimes running onto tail, medial dark spot on nape which forms an indistinct collar, indistinct cross-bars made up of clusters of small grey blotches between forelimb insertions and tail base sometimes discernible; original tail banded. 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 6001 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a patronym honouring George Beals Schaller, for his contributions to conservation, field research and science. Dr. Schaller has worked across a diversity of landscapes, but his early work was in the grasslands of Kanha, Madhya Pradesh, India and he continues to work on large mammals in the Indian subcontinent. |
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