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Cnemaspis agamalaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Agamalai dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis agamalaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL 2024 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: Agamalai Hills (10.1088°N, 77.4163°E; ca. 1500 m asl.), Theni District, Tamil Nadu State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8374 (AK-R 1633), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 1st May 2022.
Paratypes. NRC-AA-8375 (AK-R 1634), adult male, NRC-AA-8376 (AK-R 1635), subadult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8377 (AK-R 1642), adult male, NRC-AA-8378 (AK-R 1643), subadult female, NRC- AA-8379 (AK-R 1656), adult female, from Agamalai Hills (10.1005°N, 77.4238°E; ca. 1600 m asl.); NRC-AA- 8380 (AK-R 1657), NRC-AA-8381 (AK-R 1658), adult males, NRC-AA-8382 (AK-R 1659), subadult female, from near Agamalai Hills (10.1089°N, 77.4221°E; ca. 1400 m asl.); NRC-AA-8383 (AK-R 1660), adult male, NRC-AA-8384 (AK-R 1661), subadult male, from Agamalai Hills (10.1001°N, 77.4223°E; ca. 1700 m asl.); same collection data as holotype. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, the Agamalai Hills in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. 
References
  • KHANDEKAR, AKSHAY, TEJAS THACKERAY, and ISHAN AGARWAL 2024. Five new species of the Cnemaspis beddomei clade (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from high elevation, evergreen forests of the Southern Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 5469 (1): 1-70 - get paper here
 
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