Cnemaspis avasabinae

Cnemaspis avasabinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cnemaspis
Species:	C. avasabinae
Binomial name
Cnemaspis avasabinae Agarwal, Bauer & Khandekar, 2020
Cnemaspis avasabinae is only known from the Velikonda Range of the Eastern Ghats, India

Cnemaspis avasabinae, or Sabin's Nellore dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India. It is found in the Eastern Ghats.

Description

The species is distinct from all other Cnemaspis species in its small size of 29 mm (1.1 in) from snout to vent. It is coloured grey-pink on the dorsal (back) side and has six pairs of dark brown patches running down its back. Notably, the males of this species lack femoral pores. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Habitat

The gecko is currently known from only one locality in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district, in the Velikonda Range of the Eastern Ghats. The locality is near a stream in a dry evergreen forest at an elevation of 200 m above sea level. ^{[1] [4]}

Habit

The gecko is rock-dwelling, and is active at and just after dusk. ^[3]

References

1. Agarwal, Ishan; Bauer, Aaron M & Khandekar, Akshay (2020-06-24). "A new species of South Asian Cnemaspis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 4802 (3): 449–462. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4802.3.3. PMID   33056043. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
2. Garai, Shuvabrata (2020-11-28). "New species of gecko found in the Eastern Ghats". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
3. Cnemaspis avasabinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2020-11-29.
4. Raman, Spoorthy; Kale, Anushka (2020-11-18). "What does it take to discover geckos?". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.