Cnemaspis lineogularis WOOD, GRISMER, AOWPHOL, AGUILAR, COTA, GRISMER, MURDOCH & SITES, 2017
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Striped Throated Rock Gecko |
Synonym | Cnemaspis lineogularis WOOD, GRISMER, AOWPHOL, AGUILAR, COTA, GRISMER, MURDOCH & SITES 2017 |
Distribution | Thailand (Prachuap Khiri Khan) Type locality: near Wat Khao Daeng, Kui Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thiland (12.134620°N, 99.961078°E; 12 m elevation |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: BYU 62535 adult male, collected 31 July 2016, by PLW, LLG, CA, MC, MSG, MLM. Paratopotypes. BYU 62536 adult male and ZMKU R 00728 adult female paratypes bear the same collection and data as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cnemaspis lineogularis is distinguished from all other species of Cnemaspis in the chanthaburiensis group by the combination of the following morphological and color pattern characters: maximum SVL 38 mm; nine supralabials; eight infralabials; ventral scales smooth; no precloacal pores; 13 paravertebral tubercles linearly arranged; no tubercles on the lower flanks; lateral caudal furrows present; no caudal tubercles in the lateral furrows; ventrolateral caudal tubercles anteriorly; caudal tubercles not encircling tail; subcaudals smooth bearing a single median row of enlarged smooth scales; lateral caudal tubercle row absent; shield-like subtibial scales absent; one post cloacal tubercle in males; no enlarged femoral or submetatarsal scales; enlarged femoral scales; subtibials smooth; 27–29 subdigital fourth toe lamellae; sexually dimorphic for dorsal color pattern; gular region yellow-orange, thick, black lineate markings in males, absent in females; subcaudal region whitish. Additional details (2906 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Behavior: diurnal Sympatry: Cyrtodactylus somroiyot Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | The specific epithet lineogularis is derived from the Latin adjective linues for the word ‘‘line’’ and the nominative form of the Latin word gulare meaning ‘‘throat’’ and is in reference to the multiple dark gular lines present in the males of this species. |
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