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.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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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.