Cnemaspis avasabinae

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

Cnemaspis avasabinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cnemaspis
Species:
C. avasabinae
Binomial name
Cnemaspis avasabinae
Agarwal, Bauer & Khandekar, 2020

Description

The species is distinct from all other Cnemaspis species in its small size of 29 mm (or slightly more than 1⅛ 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. ISSN 1175-5334. 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. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  3. "Cnemaspis avasabinae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  4. "What does it take to discover geckos?". Deccan Herald. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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