Cyrtopodion belaense NAZAROV, ANANJEVA & PAPENFUSS, 2011
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Cyrtopodion belaense NAZAROV, ANANJEVA & PAPENFUSS 2011 |
Distribution | S Pakistan (Balochistan) Type locality: Pakistan, Balochistan Province, 8.5 km W (by Turbat road), Bela, Las Bela District, 26°11.23’ N 66°12.24’ E; elevation 130 m. |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: MVZ 248428, 14 October 2003, coll. Theodore J. Papenfuss (Fig. 1). Paratype. MVZ 248427; MVZ 248429; MVZ 248430 with the same data as holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small size geckos, snout-vent SVL 39.3 – 40.5 mm, tail length Lcd 52 – 54 mm; large strongly keeled trihedral dorsum tubercles forming 12 –13 longitudinal rows at midbody, 22 – 26 tubercles from occiput to the middle of sacrum; tail with pronounced segments, that were formed by semi-rings of large greatly keeled oblong tubercles, subcaudal plates in single me- dian series, which wider than its height, on the tip of non-regenerated tail the subcaudal scales are bifid; 22 ab- dominal scales across middle of belly, 98 – 103 midventral scales along trunk. Males have 9 highly pro- nounced preanal pores, situated within the scales of the same size as surrounding. Preanal pores formed row with obtuse angle. 8 – 9 infralabial scales, 10 – 12 supralabial. Mental plate large; 3 – 4 pairs postmentals scales, first pair in broad contact. |
Comment | Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). |
Etymology | This species is named after very famous place where geckos were collected from, near Bela town (this name was introduced by Kurt Auffenberg). |
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