Eublepharis pictus
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Eublepharis pictus also known as the Painted leopard gecko is an species of gecko that ilives in Andhra Odisha, india. The species E. pictus is 117mm (4.6 inches) in length. The species lives in dry evergreen forest mixed in with scrubs and meadows. Eublepharis pictus is Nocturnal and has been observed foraging along trails after dusk using its tounge as a sensory organ by licking surfaces.[1] Eublepharis pictus has 23 to 26 rows of large flat tubercale-like keeled scales across the dorsum intermixed with smaller scales. A single pale band between the nuchal loop and the caudal constriction. Smooth subdigital lamellae on digital IV of pes 19; 17-18 precloacal pores in an angulate series lacking a diastema. E. pictus was discovered on the year of 2022 in Andhra Odisha, india.[2] The species is widespread in the forest but may be near threaten due to Wildlife trade and the illegal smuggling of Eublepharis pictus. E. pictus is listed on the ICUN conservation list as an near threaten species.[3]
Eublepharis pictus was discovered when a dead female of the species was found in a water tank in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra odisha india. The specimen was collected washed and then placed in 4% formaldehhyde for two days and later placed into 70% ethanol and deposited in the collection of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore india.[4]
Morphology
Eublepharis angramainyu is a sister to all other Eublepharis species and the Eublepharis hardwickii group is sister to the Eublepharis macularius clade. Relationships between the E. macularius clade have poor to moderate support. The E. hardwickii group show two distinct well-supported clades corresponding to the population from the north and south. The northern population repersents E. hardwickii while the south repersents a unnamed taxon which was discribed as E. pictus.[5]
Reference
- ^ "Colorful New Species of Gecko Discovered in India | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ Pskhun (2022-05-27). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2022] Eublepharis pictus • A New Species of Leopard Geckos, Eublepharis Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Eublepharidae) from Eastern Ghats, India with Notes on Eublepharis hardwickii Gray, 1827". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ Team, Author Pensoft Editorial. "India's relic forests reveal a new species of leopard gecko". Retrieved 2022-07-03.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Team, Author Pensoft Editorial. "India's relic forests reveal a new species of leopard gecko". Retrieved 2022-07-03.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Mirza, Zeeshan A.; Gnaneswar, Chandrashekaruni (2022-05-26). "Description of a new species of leopard geckos, Eublepharis Gray, 1827 from Eastern Ghats, India with notes on Eublepharis hardwickii Gray, 1827". Evolutionary Systematics. 6: 77–88. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.6.83290. ISSN 2535-0730.
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