A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India
A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) is reported from the Mayeng Reserve Forest, Kamrup District, Assam, north-eastern India. The species is considered morphologically similar to south Asian species of the genus, rather than to those of south-east Asia, and can b...
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| description | A new species of
Cnemaspis
(Sauria: Gekkonidae) is reported from the Mayeng
Reserve Forest, Kamrup District, Assam, north-eastern India. The species is
considered morphologically similar to south Asian species of the genus, rather
than to those of south-east Asia, and can be diagnosed from all described
congeners using the following combination of characters: snout-vent length
28.0 mm; canthal ridge absent; no ridges of tubercles along mandible or in
nape region; supranasals separated by a single scale; nasals in narrow contact
with supralabial I. Three postnasals bound nasal; postmentals separated by
one scale; chin shields not separated from infralabials by enlarged scales; no
decrease in dorsal scale size posterior to thorax; ventral scales increase in size
from chin to gular, pectoral and abdominal regions. Scales on dorsum at mid
body much smaller than those of ventrum at same level; scales on vertebral
region not reduced, lacking a spinous process; no enlarged tubercles on dorsum;
spine-like tubercles on flanks; pectoral and abdominal scales smooth, imbricate,
not distinctly elongated; no preanal or femoral pores; no preanal groove; no
enlarged series of subtibial scales; 2-5 greatly enlarged basal scansors; tail
segmented, with enlarged flattened scales forming whorls; ventral surface of
tail with a median, continuous series of enlarged scales, supralabials (to mid
orbit position) 8-9; infralabials 7; interorbital scale rows (at midpoint of orbit)
5; mid-ventral scale rows to lowest row of tubercles 24-26 |
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| spelling | unimas-116302016-04-27T07:08:04Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11630/ A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India Das, I. Sengupta, S. Q Science (General) QL Zoology A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) is reported from the Mayeng Reserve Forest, Kamrup District, Assam, north-eastern India. The species is considered morphologically similar to south Asian species of the genus, rather than to those of south-east Asia, and can be diagnosed from all described congeners using the following combination of characters: snout-vent length 28.0 mm; canthal ridge absent; no ridges of tubercles along mandible or in nape region; supranasals separated by a single scale; nasals in narrow contact with supralabial I. Three postnasals bound nasal; postmentals separated by one scale; chin shields not separated from infralabials by enlarged scales; no decrease in dorsal scale size posterior to thorax; ventral scales increase in size from chin to gular, pectoral and abdominal regions. Scales on dorsum at mid body much smaller than those of ventrum at same level; scales on vertebral region not reduced, lacking a spinous process; no enlarged tubercles on dorsum; spine-like tubercles on flanks; pectoral and abdominal scales smooth, imbricate, not distinctly elongated; no preanal or femoral pores; no preanal groove; no enlarged series of subtibial scales; 2-5 greatly enlarged basal scansors; tail segmented, with enlarged flattened scales forming whorls; ventral surface of tail with a median, continuous series of enlarged scales, supralabials (to mid orbit position) 8-9; infralabials 7; interorbital scale rows (at midpoint of orbit) 5; mid-ventral scale rows to lowest row of tubercles 24-26 Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka 2000 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11630/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20cnemaspis%20%28Sauria%20Gekkonidae%29%20%28abstract%29.pdf Das, I. and Sengupta, S. (2000) A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 5 (1). pp. 17-24. ISSN 1022-0828 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267203279_A_new_species_of_Cnemaspis_Sauria_Gekkonidae_from_Assam_north-eastern_India |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) QL Zoology Das, I. Sengupta, S. A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India |
| title | A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India |
| title_full | A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India |
| title_short | A new species of Cnemaspis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Assam, north-eastern India |
| title_sort | new species of cnemaspis (sauria: gekkonidae) from assam, north-eastern india |
| topic | Q Science (General) QL Zoology |
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