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Cnemaspis valparaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: valparai dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis valparaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL 2024: 44 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: near Kamatchi Amman Temple (10.3901°N, 76.9970°E; ca. 1410 m asl.), on Pollachi to valparai road, Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8401 (AK-R 1953), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team on 18th May 2022.
Paratypes. NRC-AA-8402 (AK-R 1954), adult male, NRC-AA-8403 (AK-R 1955), adult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8404 (AK-R 1956), NRC-AA-8405 (AK-R 1990), adult females, NRC-AA-8406 (AK-R 1993), adult male, from near valparai Tea Plantations (10.3400°N, 76.9677°E; ca. 1200 m asl.), valparai; NRC- AA-8407 (AK-R 1994), adult female, from near Iyerpadi (10.3671°N, 76.9952°E; ca. 1400 m asl.); same collection data as holotype. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, the Valparai Plateau in Coimbatore 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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