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

Abstract

A new species of lizard of the genus Eublepharis (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from India. We describe here a new species of the genus from the Satpura Hills in central India. The new species closely resembles , but can be differentiated from it by the following suite of characters: SVL 125-130 mm; dome shaped tubercles lacking keels arranged in ~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 species of the genus . Keywords: description, taxonomy.Resumo Uma nova espécie de lagarto do gênero Eublepharis (Squamata: Eublepharidae) da Índia. Descrevemos aqui uma nova espécie de lagarto do gênero das Montanhas Satpura, Índia central. A nova espécie assemelha-se intimamente a , mas pode ser distinguida desta pelo seguinte conjunto de caracteres: SVL 125-130 mm; tubérculos em forma de domo, sem quilhas, subdigitais mediais lisas; 13-14 poros pré-anais, que podem estar interrompidos medialmente por . Palavras-chave:Montanhas Satpura, taxonomia.

A New Miocene-Divergent Lineage of Old World Racer Snake from India

“…sp. nov. further adds to the growing knowledge of the high degree of unique and endemic herpetofauna in the country (see [ 50 – 53 ]) and also brings to light the poor nature of herpetofaunal documentation in the country. Systematics of Indian snakes is largely unattended and is in need of revision after incorporating molecular and morphological data which will inevitably result in discovery of many more diverse and such distinct lineages.…”

Record of the Common Leopard Gecko, Eublepharis macularius (Blyth 1854) (Squamata: Eublepharidae), from Kapilvastu District, Nepal

“…3). It was photographed, captured, and identified by the presence of tubercles on subdigital lamellae, circular dorsal scales, and the presence of dorsal dark and pale bands with granular spots (Mirza et al 2014;Rawat et al 2019). A photographic voucher was deposited in the Zoology and Wildlife Lab, Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal (017478EM); the identity of the species was confirmed from the photograph by Santosh Bhattarai.…”

“…All of these records also are outside protected areas, where logging and excavation are confirmed threats. However, collection for the pet trade is another threat in light of extensive exploitation of populations in neighboring India (Mirza et al 2014;Rawat et al 2019).…”

Range Extension of the Satpura Leopard Gecko, Eublepharis satpuraensis (Squamata: Eublepharidae), from Jashpur District, Chhattisgarh, India

“…WWW.IRCF.ORG F our species of leopard geckos in the genus Eublepharis, the Common Leopard Gecko (E. macularius), Western Indian Leopard Gecko (E. fuscus), Eastern Indian Leopard Gecko (E. hardwickii), and the Satpura Leopard Gecko (E. satpuraensis), occur in India (Grismer 1988;Uetz et al 2020). Mirza et al (2014) described the range of the Satpura Leopard Gecko as the Satpura Hills, including Panchmari and the surrounding areas of the Satpura Tiger Reserve, Bhopal, the Melghat Tiger Reserve, the Pench Tiger Reserve, the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, and Jabalpur in central India. Basak et al (2017) subsequently reported this species from the Bhormadeo Wildlife Sanctuary and adjacent areas in Chhattisgarh.…”

“…These sites are approximately 300 km from the nearest previously known locality in the Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary. We identified the species using the key in Mirza et al (2014). Both geckos were in rocky habitat and released after we took photographs.…”