Cnemaspis nimbus PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER, 2021
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Cnemaspis nimbus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cnemaspis nimbus PAL, MIRZA, DSOUZA & SHANKER 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Kerala) Type locality: Mathikettan Shola National Park, Cardamom Hills (10.008°N, 77.248°E; 1630 m asl) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BNHS 2614, adult male collected by Saunak Pal and team on 16th July 2011. Paratypes: CESL 252 & CESL 357, adult males; collected from the same locality as the holotype by Saunak Pal and team on 27th March 2011 and 16th July 2011 respectively. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large sized, robust Cnemaspis species (SVL up to 48.2 mm) characterised by the presence of heterogenous dorsal scales, small granular scales intermixed with larger keeled, rounded tubercles; absence of spine like tubercles on the flank; paired postmentals separated by a single broad median scale;12–14 rows of middorsal tubercles, 16–17 tubercles in paravertebral rows; ventrals smooth, 134–141 longitudinal scales from mental to cloaca; 26–27 midventral scales; males with 4–6 precloacal pores, femoral pores absent; row of enlarged scales from base of first toe till end of foot; subcaudals smooth, median row with individual large scale alternating with slightly smaller scale; 7 supralabials to the angle of jaw; 22– 23 lamellae on digit IV of pes. (Pal et al. 2022) |
| Comment | Group: Belongs to the beddomei clade. |
| Etymology | Named after the Latin word ‘nimbus’ meaning cloud; referring to the prominent clouded pattern on the dorsum and flank. |
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