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Cnemaspis avasabinae AGARWAL, BAUER & KHANDEKAR, 2020

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sabin’s Nellore dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis avasabinae AGARWAL, BAUER & KHANDEKAR 2020 
DistributionIndia (Andhra Pradesh)

Type locality: along a small stream near Penchalakona (14.31775°N, 79.43127° E; ca. 170 m asl.), Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh state, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: NCBS-BH754, adult male, collected by Aparna Lajmi, Aniruddha Datta-Roy, V. Deepak and Ishan Agarwal on 17 March 2014. Paratypes: NCBS-BH755, NCBS-BH756, adult males, same collection data as holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small-sized Cnemaspis, snout to vent length less than 29 mm. Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous; weakly keeled granular scales in the vertebral and paravertebral region, intermixed with a few scattered, enlarged, weakly keeled, conical tubercles on the flanks; enlarged tubercles absent in paravertebral rows; spine-like scales absent on flanks. Ventral scales smooth, imbricate, 17–20 scales across belly, 102–114 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca. Subdigital scansors smooth, entire, unnotched; nine lamellae under digit I of both manus and pes; 14 or 15 lamellae under digit IV of manus and 16–18 lamellae under digit IV of pes. Males with continuous series of 3–5 precloacal pores, no femoral pores. Tail with enlarged, strongly keeled, distinctly pointed, conical tubercles forming whorls; a median row of sub-caudals smooth, slightly enlarged and covering less than 1/3rd tail base. Dorsal colouration pink-grey with a broad, light mid-dorsal streak running from occiput onto tail, single medial dark spot on nape which forms an indistinct cross bar, six pairs of dark paired spots on either side of mid-dorsal streak between forelimb insertions and tail base.


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CommentHabitat: among rocks on the edge of a small stream in a dry evergreen patch of forest.

Activity: dusk and just after dark.

Similar species: C. mysoriensis, C. otai, C. yercaudensis 
EtymologyThe specific epithet “avasabinae” honors Ava Sabin of the Sabin family, philanthropic supporters of herpetofaunal conservation. 
References
  • AGARWAL, ISHAN; AARON M BAUER, AKSHAY KHANDEKAR 2020. A new species of South Asian Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India. Zootaxa 4802 (3): 449–462 - get paper here
  • Ganesh S.R., Bubesh Guptha 2021. Herpetological diversity in the Central Eastern Ghats, Peninsular India. Journal of Animal Diversity 3 (3): 18-44 - get paper here
  • KHANDEKAR, AKSHAY; TEJAS THACKERAY, ISHAN AGARWAL 2020. A new cryptic Cnemaspis Strauch (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from an isolated granite hill on the Mysore Plateau, Karnataka, India. Zootaxa 4845 (4): 509–528 - get paper here
 
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