A new species of lizard of the genus Eublepharis (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from India

作者：Mirza Zeeshan A^*; Sanap Rajesh V; Raju David; Gawai Atish; Ghadekar Prathamesh

来源：Phyllomedusa, 2014, 13(2): 75-90.

DOI：10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v13i2p75-90

• central India
• identification key
• leopard gecko
• Satpura Hills
• species description
• taxonomy

We describe here a new species of the genus Eublepharis from the Satpura Hills in central India. The new species closely resembles E. fuscus, but can be differentiated from it by the following suite of characters: SVL 125-130 mm; dome shaped tubercles lacking keels arranged in similar to 20 rows on dorsum, inter-tubercular space greater than width of a tubercle; 46-48 ocular fringe scales, three pale bands between the nuchal loop and caudal constriction; medial subdigital lamellae smooth; 13-14 preanal pores, which may be interrupted medially by a single poreless scale. Description of the new species sheds light on the limited knowledge of Eublepharis in India. We provide an identification key to the species of the genus Eublepharis.

• 出版日期2014-12