Murthy, BHCK and Bauer, Aaron and Lajmi, Aparna and Agarwal, Ishan and Giri, Varad B (2015) A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Chhattisgarh, India. In: ZOOTAXA, 4021 (2). pp. 334-350.
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A distinct new species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus is described from the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh State, east-central India. This large-sized (SVL average 81.33 +/- 13.40 to at least 98.0 mm) Hemidactylus is characterized by a dorsum with small granules, intermixed with 10-12 rows of irregularly arranged, slightly larger, rounded, weakly-keeled tubercles at midbody; 10-12 and 13-15 subdigital lamellae on the first and fourth digits, respectively, of both manus and pes; a single enlarged postcloacal tubercle on either side of the tail; 10-12 femoral pores on each thigh separated by 5-8 poreless scales; 12-14 supralabials and 10-12 infralabials.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | ZOOTAXA |
| Publisher: | MAGNOLIA PRESS |
| Additional Information: | Copy right for this article belongs to the MAGNOLIA PRESS, PO BOX 41383, AUCKLAND, ST LUKES 1030, NEW ZEALAND |
| Keywords: | Hemidactylus yajurvedi sp nov.; H. aaronbaueri; cryptic species; Chhattisgarh; India |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2015 07:15 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2015 07:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/52596 |
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