CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Discovery and first description of male <i>Cnemaspis heteropholis</i> Bauer, 2002 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Agumbe, central Western Ghats, India

Abstract

Cnemaspis heteropholis Bauer, 2002 was hitherto defined based only on its holotype, an adult female collected from Gund hill range, Western Ghats, India. Recently we observed adult male and juvenile specimens of this species at Agumbe, ca. 200km south of its type locality and consequently we recharacterize and expand the definition of this species by providing information about intraspecific variation based on the new specimens. Colouration in life and natural history data are also provided.