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Cyrtopodion vindhya PATEL, THACKERAY, MIRZA & VYAS, 2023

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtopodion vindhya PATEL, THACKERAY, MIRZA & VYAS 2023
Cyrtopodion sp. GUJ — AGARWAL et al. 2014
Cyrtopodion sp. — PATEL & VYAS 2019
Cyrtopodion cf. aravallensis — VYAS 2019 
DistributionIndia (Gujarat)

Type locality: Udhal Mahuda (22.57535°N 74.06451°E; ca. 270 m a.s.l.), Dahod district, Gujarat, India  
Reproductionoviparous.; A number of gravid females were observed during the months of March-April, and young and juveniles were noted at the end of April to June, which indicates that the breeding season is prior to monsoon. 
TypesHolotype. BNHS 3130, adult male, collected by Raju Vyas and Harshil Patel on 20 April 2022. Paratypes. BNHS 3131, NCBS NRC-AA-0024, corrected to NCBS NRC-AA-8540 in an erratum (Patel et al. 2023: 597), adult females, same data as holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtopodion vindhya sp. nov. differs from all its congeners by the following combination of characteristics: SVL up to 50 mm; dorsal scalation on trunk granular, intermixed with enlarged, regularly arranged transverse rows of 15 trihedral tubercles; 6 transverse rows of tubercles on the second segment of the tail; subcaudal scales in single median series, two subcaudal scales in each tail segment, subcaudal scales wider than high, bifid subcaudal scales on the tip of original tail; midbody scale rows across belly 20–22; midventral scales 89–97; 12–13 lamellae on digit I of manus and 18–21 on digit IV of manus; 14–15 lamellae on digit I of pes and 22–33 on digit IV of pes; 9–10 supralabials, 8–9 infralabials; males with a continuous series of 29–33 precloacal-femoral pores; three pairs of postmentals, first pair in broad contact. (Patel et al. 2023)


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CommentNatural history: A nocturnal species, associated with granite boulders. Individuals emerge from the crevices and cracks in the rocks just after dusk and will retreat with the slightest disturbance. Mostly rupicolous in its habits but can be found on ground as well. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is a noun in apposition for the Vindhya hill ranges from where the new species was collected. 
References
  • PATEL, H., THACKERAY, T., MIRZA, Z. A., & VYAS, R. 2023. A new species of naked-toed gecko Cyrtopodion sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Gujarat, India. Zootaxa 5254 (3): 398-412 [erratum in Zootaxa 5389 (5): 597–597] - get paper here
 
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