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Cnemaspis kalsubaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, AGARWAL, GANGALMALE, KININGE, & GAIKWAD, 2024

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kalsubai dwarf gecko 
SynonymCnemaspis kalsubaiensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY, AGARWAL, GANGALMALE, KININGE, & GAIKWAD 2024: 465 
DistributionIndia (Maharashtra)

Type locality: Kalsubai Mountain (19.6011°N, 73.7101°E; ca. 1400 m asl.), Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra State, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NRC-AA-8417 (AK-R 2921), adult male; collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale, Saurabh Kininge and Swapnil Pawar on 3rd october 2023.
Paratypes. NRC-AA-8422 (AK-R 2911), adult female, same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8418 (AK-R 2908) and NRC-AA-8419 (AK-R 2909), adult males, from Kalsubai Mountain (19.6013°N, 73.7149°E; ca. 1300 m asl.), same data as holotype; NRC-AA-8420 (AK-R 2986) and NRC-AA-8421 (AK-R 2994), adult males, NRC-AA- 8423 (AK-R 2996), adult female, from Alang Fort (19.5748°N, 73.6586°E; ca. 1100 m asl.), same data as holotype except collected on 10th october 2023. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, Kalsubai in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, the highest peak of the State at 1646 m asl. 
References
  • KHANDEKAR, A., THACKERAY, T., AGARWAL, I., GANGALMALE, S., KININGE, S., & GAIKWAD, S. M. 2024. Two new species of South Asian Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the far northern peaks of the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa, 5463(4): 451-478
 
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