Table 1. Morphometry of L. guentheri based on a specimen from Bhimaram, Adilabad District, Andhra
Pradesh
|
Particulars |
Measurements
(in mm) |
|
Head |
8 W & 12 L |
|
Eye diameter |
1.8 |
|
Distance between Nostril & Eye |
5.1 |
|
Distance between Eye & Ear |
9.8 |
|
Ear opening |
1.1 W & 2.2 L |
|
Neck |
10 W |
|
Abdomen |
12 W |
|
Fore limb length |
5 FL & 6 TL = 11 TFLL |
|
Hind limb length |
8 FL & 9 TL = 17 THLL |
|
Fore limb digits length (Starting from smallest digits) |
2, 4, 6, 6.5, 4 |
|
Hind limb digits length (Starting from smallest digits) |
2, 4, 7, 7.5, 6.5 |
|
Snout to vent length |
106 L |
|
Tail Length Total Body Length |
113 L & 9.5 W (at base) 219 L |
|
Saclation |
7 SL & 6 IL 96 (down
the middle of the dorsal side) 26 (round
the middle of the body) |
W – Width; L – Length; FL - Femur length; TL
- Tibia length; TFLL - Total fore limb length; THLL - Total hind limb length;
SL - Supralabials & IL - Infralabials.
All measurements were taken by standard vernier calipers.

Image 1. Satellite image depicting distribution sites of L. guentheri in India

Images 2-4. Dorsal, Lateral & Front view of L. guentheri (in life).

Images 5-7. 5 - Habitat at one of the localities from where L. guentheri is recorded showing big boulders
surrounded with thick vegetation adjacent to a water body; 6 - A
microhabitat showing the base of a rock
covered with thick growth of a pteridophyte species Selaginella indica; 7 - A Camponotus sp. nest with ants & brood.