Cnemaspis auriventralis RUJIRAWAN, YODTHONG, AMPAI, TERMPRAYOOON, AKSORNNEAM, STUART & AOWPHOL, 2022
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Cnemaspis auriventralis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Erawan Rock Gecko Thai: จง้ิจกนว้ิยาวเอราวณั (JingJokNiew Yao Erawan) |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis auriventralis RUJIRAWAN, YODTHONG, AMPAI, TERMPRAYOOON, AKSORNNEAM, STUART & AOWPHOL 2022 Cnemaspis huaseesom — YODTHONG et al. 2022: 160 |
| Distribution | Thailand (Kanchanaburi) Type locality: Thailand, Kanchanaburi Province, Si Sawat District, Tha Kradan Subdistrict, Erawan National Park, Tham Phra That Protection Unit (14.39730N, 99.0818E; 747 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. (Figs 3–6). ZMKU R 01001, adult male, collected 18 November 2021 by Attapol Rujirawan, Siri- porn Yodthong, Natee Ampai and Akrachai Aksornneam. Paratypes. (Figs 7, 8). Two adult males and two adult females. ZMKU R 01002 (adult female), same collection data as the holotype. ZMKU R 01003 (adult female), same collection data as the holotype, except collected 20 No- vember 2021. ZMKU R 00999–01000 (two adult males) same collection data as the holotype, except collected 26 November 2019 by Attapol Rujirawan, Siriporn Yodthong, Korkhwan Termprayoon and Akrachai Aksornneam. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis auriventralis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species in the C. siamensis group by having the following combination of morphological and colour pattern characters: SVL 36.7–38.6 mm in adult males (N = 3), 32.9–36.9 mm in adult females (N = 2); eight to ten supralabials; seven to nine infralabials; ventral scales smooth; six or seven precloacal pores in males; 16–17 paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged; tubercles on the lower flanks present; lateral caudal furrows present; no caudal tubercles in the lateral furrows; ventrolateral caudal tubercles present anteriorly; caudal tubercles not encircling tail; subcaudals smooth bearing a single median row of enlarged smooth scales; two post-cloacal tubercles on each side; no shield-like subtibial scales; subtibial scales smooth; no enlarged submetatarsal scales; 23–27 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe; sexually dimorphic in dorsal and ventral colour pattern; prescapular marking absent; gular marking absent; and yellow colouration in life on all ventral surfaces of head, body and tail in adult males. (Rujirawan et al. 2022) Additional details (15810 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The species epithet auriventralis is derived from aurum (L.) for gold and ventralis (L.) for venter in reference to the new species having distinct yellow coloura- tion on all ventral surfaces of the head, body and tail in adult males. |
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