Srinivasulu Chelmala, Kumar Gandla Chethan, Srinivasulu Bhargavi
Natural History Museum and Wildlife Biology & Taxonomy Lab, Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India Systematics, Ecology & Conservation Laboratory, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 96 Kumudham Nagar, Vilankurichi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India; Email:
Natural History Museum and Wildlife Biology & Taxonomy Lab, Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2015 Apr 14;3947(1):85-98. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.1.5.
A new species of rupicolous gecko of the genus Cnemaspis is described from Hampi, Karnataka, southern India. Cnemaspis adii sp. nov. is diagnosable from all the Indian congeners in possessing the following suite of characters: medium-sized Cnemaspis, SVL less than 35 mm (31.7-34.9). Dorsal scales on the trunk homogeneous, small, granular and feebly keeled. Spine-like tubercles absent on the flanks. Mental subtraingular, two pairs of postmentals, primary pair separated by a single chin shield. Ventral scales on the trunk smooth, imbricate; 22-26 scales across the belly. Supralabial I narrowly in contact with nasal. Dorsal aspect of forelimbs and hindlimbs are weakly unicarinate. Lamellae under the digit IV of pes 20-22. Males with two precloacal pores, two femoral pores on each side of the thigh. The existence of the species in a World Heritage Site with continuous anthropogenic interference ascertains the robustness of the species and need for additional herpetofaunal explorations to reveal the total diversity of species of the genus Cnemaspis in peninsular India.
一种新的岩栖壁虎（弯脚虎属）在印度南部卡纳塔克邦的汉皮被描述。阿迪弯脚虎新种（Cnemaspis adii sp. nov.）可根据以下一系列特征与所有印度同属物种区分开来：中等体型的弯脚虎，体长小于35毫米（31.7 - 34.9毫米）。躯干上的背鳞均匀，小而呈颗粒状，具微弱棱脊。体侧无棘状瘤。颏呈亚三角形，有两对颏后片，第一对被单个颏盾隔开。躯干腹面鳞片光滑，覆瓦状排列；腹部有22 - 26排鳞片。上唇鳞I与鼻鳞狭窄接触。前肢和后肢背面有微弱的单棱。第四趾下的栉缘有20 - 22枚。雄性有两个泄殖腔前孔，大腿两侧各有两个股孔。该物种存在于一个受到持续人为干扰的世界遗产地，这确定了该物种的强健性，也表明需要进行更多的爬行动物区系探索，以揭示印度半岛弯脚虎属物种的全部多样性。
