Dravidogecko beddomei ADHIKARI, SRIKANTHAN & GANESH, 2023
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Dravidogecko beddomei
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Beddome’s Dravidogecko |
| Synonym | Dravidogecko beddomei ADHIKARI, SRIKANTHAN & GANESH 2023 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: INDIA, “Suttivezhi Vayal or Vairavankulam hills in the northern edge of Devar Malai, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India”; 9°10′32.88′′ N, 77°16′17.4′′ E; alt. 970 m a.s.l |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BNHS 2648, adult ♂; Dec. 2011; S. Pal and M. Prabhu leg.; (Fig. 3A–I). Paratypes (n = 3): INDIA • 1 adult ♂; “Kakki Dam, Periyar Forest, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India”; 9°19′31.08′′ N, 77°8′40.56′′ E; alt. 1030 m a.s.l.; Dec. 2011; S. Pal and M. Prabhu leg.; BNHS 2645 (Fig. 4A–B) 1 adult ♂; same collection data as for preceding; BNHS 2646 (Fig. 4C–D) • 1 adult ♀; same collection data as for preceding; BNHS 2647 (Fig. 4E–F). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dravidogecko beddomei sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other (allopatric) congeners based on the following characters: number of precloacal-femoral pores 46‒52 (vs 52‒56 in D. septentrionalis, 40‒43 in D. douglasadamsi, 38‒40 in D. tholpalli, 35‒36 in D. janakiae, 36‒38 in D. meghamalaiensis); ventral scales rows across belly 31‒33 (vs 29‒31 in D. smithi, 25‒31 in D. tholpalli, 24‒30 in D. janakiae, 25‒28 in D. anamallensis); lamellae on digit IV of pes 10–11 (vs 12 in D. anamallensis); mental scale is shorter in length than postmental shield, mental scale length / primary postmental shield length 0.8–0.9 (vs 1.0–1.3 in D. meghamalaiensis; 1.0–1.1 in D. douglasadamsi; 1.1–1.2 in D. smithi; and 1.0–1.6 in D. janakiae). (Adhikari et al. 2023) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911), the pioneering herpetologist who first surveyed this part of the Western Ghats, the Devar Malai Hills. |
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