Cnemaspis aaronbaueri SAYYED, GRISMER, CAMPBELL & DILEEPKUMAR, 2019
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Cnemaspis aaronbaueri SAYYED, GRISMER, CAMPBELL & DILEEPKUMAR 2019 |
Distribution | India (Kerala) Type locality: one meter above ground on a stone compound wall of a tea estate in Thenmala, (8.959972°N, 77.07517°E), elevation about 218 m, in the Kollam District of Kerala State. |
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Types | Holotype. BNHS 2607, an adult male, 34.57 mm SVL, collected on 01 February 2017 by Amit Sayyed and Abhijit Nale. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis aaronbaueri sp. nov. differs from all other Indian species of Cnemaspis by having the following characters: adult males reaching 34.57 mm SVL, adult females reaching 32.85 mm SVL; 6–7 supralabials; 6–7 infralabials; dorsal scales heterogeneous with small raised granules intermixed with randomly arranged weakly carinate, large tubercles; scales on lower flank slightly smaller than dorsum; 113–120 paravertebral tubercles; 71–85 mid-dorsal scales; spine-like tubercles absent on flanks; ventral scales smooth, imbricate; 135–140 midventral scales; 31–33 transverse scales across belly; subdigital lamellae under fourth digit of manus 23–25, under fourth digit of pes 24–25; males with 7–8 precloacal pores; Tail cylindrical, single small post-anal spur on each; dorsal scales on tail small, juxtaposed granules, intermixed with slightly enlarged, carinate tubercles; subcaudals on median row enlarged, smooth, series of two large scales alternating with one divided scale. Dorsal colour of head and neck brownish-yellow consistently in adult males; females with orange coloured head and neck. Additional details (4553 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet is a patronym, honouring Professor Dr. Aaron M. Bauer of Villanova University, USA for his contributions to herpetology. |
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