Cnemaspis cavernicola KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, KALAIMANI & AGARWAL, 2023
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Cnemaspis cavernicola
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Cave-dwelling dwarf gecko |
| Synonym | Cnemaspis cavernicola KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, KALAIMANI & AGARWAL 2023: 900 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: Pakkamalai Reserve Forest (12.17224°N, 79.31907°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), Gingee Hills, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu state, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-1286 (AK-R 2339), adult male (SVL 32.2 mm), collected by Akshay Khandekar, Ishan Agarwal, Swapnil Pawar and team, on 19th September 2022. Paratypes (n = 4). NRC-AA-1287 (AK-R 135) and NRC-AA-1288 (AK-R 2341), adult males, same collection data as holotype except for NRC-AA-1287 which was collected by Akshay Khandekar, Swapnil Pawar and team on 3rd April 2021; NRC-AA-1289 (AK-R 2340) and NRC-AA-1290 (AK-R 2342), adult females, from near Sri Vanadurgai Amman Temple, Pakkamalai Reserve Forest (12.16991°N, 79.30865°E; elevation ca. 480 m asl.), Gingee Hills, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu state, India, same collection data as holotype. Other specimens (n = 2). AK-R 134, AK-R 2343, juveniles, from Pakkamalai Reserve Forest (12.16825°N, 79.31971°E; elevation ca. 400 m asl.), same collection data as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “caverna’ for cave and “cola” meaning inhabitant or dweller, as the species is only known to occur in caves and crevices below large granite boulders. |
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