A new species of Rock Gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Belitung Island, Indonesia

RIYANTO, AWAL and HAMIDY, AMIR and SIDIK, IRVAN and GUNALEN, DANNY (2017) A new species of Rock Gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Belitung Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa, 4358 (3). ISSN 1175-5326

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Abstract

A new species of rock gecko of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch is described from Belitung Island, Indonesia. The new spe cies is differentiated from all other species in the Southern Sunda clade (sensu Grismer et al. 2014a) by having a unique combination of characters including: (1) a maximum SVL of 54.1 mm, (2) five or six postmental scales, (3) enlarged sub metacarpal scales on the first finger, (4) enlarged submetatarsal scales on the first toe, (5) keeled ventral scales, (6) absence of precloacal pores, (7) absence of enlarged femoral scales, (8) absence of shield-like subtibial scales, (9) caudal tubercles encircling the tail, (10) an interrupted median row of enlarged keeled subcaudals, (11) presence of a distinct furrow on the lateral surface of the tail (12) 22–24 lamellae beneath fourth toe, and (13) two postcloacal tubercles on each side of the tail base

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cnemaspis, Belitung Island, Indonesia, new species
Subjects: Medicine & Biology
Depositing User: Mrs Titi Herawati
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2025 07:29
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025 07:29
URI: https://karya.brin.go.id/id/eprint/55649

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