Cnemaspis shahruli GRISMER, CHAN, QUAH, MUIN, SAVAGE, GRISMER, AHMAD, GREER & REMEGIO, 2010
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Shahrul’s Rock Gecko |
Synonym | Cnemaspis shahruli GRISMER, CHAN, QUAH, MUIN, SAVAGE, GRISMER, AHMAD, GREER & REMEGIO 2010 Cnemaspis shahruli — GRISMER 2011 Cnemaspis shahruli — GRISMER et al. 2014: 72 |
Distribution | W Malaysia (Penang and Jerejak Islands, Penang; Sungai Sedim, Kedah; Pulau Pangkor, Perak) Type locality: Telok Bahang Recreational Forest Reserve, Penang (05°27.233’N 100°12.324’E), 67 m elevation. |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual and phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: ZRC 2.6898; adult male, collected on 14 March 2010 by Evan Quah. Paratypes. ZRC |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Maximum SVL 36.5 mm; 10 or 11 supralabials; 8–10 infralabials; ventral scales keeled; no precloacal pores; 19–23 paravertebral tubercles; body tubercles randomly arranged, present on flanks; tubercles within lateral caudal furrows; ventrolateral caudal tubercles absent anteriorly; lateral row of caudal tubercles present anteriorly; caudal tubercles not encircling tail; all subcaudals keeled, no enlarged median row; 1–3 postcloacal tubercles on each side of tail base; no enlarged femoral or subtibial scales; subtibials keeled; usually no enlarged submetatarsal scales on first toe; 21–30 subdigital fourth toe lamellae; light-colored vertebral stripe variably present; gular region, throat and pectoral region yellow in males; dark, central, elongate marking occurs in mental region; a single ocellus in the shoulder region in males; white, dorsal, caudal tubercles; distinct black and white caudal bands variably present. These differences are summarized across all Southeast Asian species of Cnemaspis in Grismer et al. 2010 and 2014 (Tables 6,7). Additional details (2149 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet honors Professor Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah of Universiti Sains Malaysia for his extensive contributions to the understanding of the vertebrate zoology of Peninsular Malaysia as well as his active and scholarly mentorship of many students. |
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