Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi GRISMER, SUMONTHA, COTA, GRISMER, WOOD, PAUWELS & KUNYA, 2010
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | E: Kamolnorranath’s Rock Gecko Thai: Djing Djok Niew Yaow Sumet |
Synonym | Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi GRISMER, SUMONTHA, COTA, GRISMER, WOOD, PAUWELS & KUNYA 2010 Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi — GRISMER et al. 2014: 130 |
Distribution | C Thailand (Surat Thani; known only from the type locality) Type locality: Petchphanomwat Waterfall, in Tai Rom Yen National Park, Ban Nasan District, Surat Thani Province (8°56.88’N 99°31.82’E). |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: THNHM 15908, male, collected by Thanin Kaewmanee on 17 December 2004. Paratypes. PSUZC RT 2010.52 and KZM 006 have the same collection data as the holotype. CUMZ-R 2009,6,24-3 is from Tham Khao Sonk hill, Thachana District, Surat Thani Province, Thailand (9°34’N 99°10’E) collected on 27 June 2003 by Montri Sumontha. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Males reaching 37.8 mm SVL, females reaching 36.8 mm SVL; eight or nine supralabials; seven or eight infralabials; gular scales smooth; forearm scales keeled; subtibials keeled or smooth; ventrals smooth to weakly keeled; dorsal tubercles keeled; 19–24 paravertebral tubercles; six or seven, contiguous, pore-bearing, precloacal scales; pores transversely elongate (Fig. 13); one or two postcloacal tubercles; shield- like subtibials and enlarged, submetatarsal scales absent; 24–28 subdigital lamellae on fourth toe; no dark, longitudinal, gular markings or blotches; head not yellow in adult males; no dark neck or shoulder patch enclosing a white to yellow ocellus; no prominent, yellow to white, prescapular crescent or transverse bars on flanks. These differences are summarized across all species in TABLES 1 and 2 in GRISMER et al. 2010. Additional details (948 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet kamolnorranathi, a masculine name in the genitive case, honors Dr. Sumate Kamolnorranath, Director of Research and Conservation Division, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand who supported Mr. Kirati’s herpetological surveys and research that resulted in the discovery of several new species. |
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