Cyrtodactylus karsticola PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, BOHRA, BIAKZUALA, DECEMSON, MUANSANGA, VABEIRYUREILAI & RATHEE, 2021
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Cyrtodactylus karsticola
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus karsticola PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, BOHRA, BIAKZUALA, DECEMSON, MUANSANGA, VABEIRYUREILAI & RATHEE 2021 |
| Distribution | India (Meghalaya) Type locality: Siju village in the South Garo Hills District of the state of Meghalaya, India |
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| Types | Holotype: Adult male ([MZMU2155]; Figs. 3), from nearby a dirt road connecting National Highway 217 with the west bank of the Simsang River (25.355763°N, 90.690746°E; elevation 100 m a.s.l.), outskirts of Siju village, South Garo Hills District, Meghalaya state, northeast India, collected on 21 November 2020 by Yashpal Singh Rathee, Jayaditya Purkayastha, Sanath C. Bohra and Suraj Chauhan. Paratypes: Two adult males (MZMU2154, MZMU2156), one adult female (MZMU2153) same collection details as holotype |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus karsticola sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 63.7–70.7 mm); 10–11 supralabials; 9–10 infralabials; dorsal tubercles are rounded, bluntly conical and feebly keeled throughout, and are in 21–24 longitudinal rows; 34–39 paravertebral tubercles between the level of the axilla and the level of the groin;35–39 mid-ventral scale rows; 34–38 precloacofemoral pores in males; scales posteriorly bordering the pore-bearing scale series are up to twice the size of pore-bearing scales; 13 pit bearing scales in precloacal series in females; 15–18 subdigital lamellae under IV toe; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; dorsal markings are dark brown, irregular and distinct, somewhat parallel to each other and bordered by light body bands; tail with alternating dark and light bands. (Purkayastha et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3436 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet karsticola, is derived from the German noun “Karst” referring to a limestone landscape, and Latin suffix -cola meaning inhabitant of/dwelling in, with reference to the limestone cave habitat ofthe species. |
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