NEW SPECIES OF CNEMASPIS (REPTILIA, GEKKONIDAE) FROM SOUTHEASTERN THAILAND

Authors
BAUER AM DAS I
Citation
Am. Bauer et I. Das, NEW SPECIES OF CNEMASPIS (REPTILIA, GEKKONIDAE) FROM SOUTHEASTERN THAILAND, Copeia, (2), 1998, pp. 439-444
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Copeia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00458511
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
439 - 444
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-8511(1998):2<439:NSOC(G>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A new small species of Cnemaspis, C. chanthaburiensis, is described fr om Chanthaburi and Chon Buri Provinces, southeastern Thailand. It is t he only Cnemaspis occurring in the region and may be distinguished fro m congeners by its small size (maximum 41 mm SVL), smooth ventral and subcaudal scales, 7-9 preanal pores in males, and by hyperphalangy of digits II and V of the manus and digit II of the pes. The hyperphalang eal condition is unique among Asian geckos.