Hemidactylus xericolus LAJMI, GIRI, SINGH & AGARWAL, 2020
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Hemidactylus xericolus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Nalgonda yellow-tailed brookiish gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus xericolus LAJMI, GIRI, SINGH & AGARWAL 2020 |
| Distribution | India (Telangana) Type locality: near Marrigudda, District Nalgonda, Telangana, India (16.96270° N, 78.85869° E, 430 m asl) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NCBS NRC-AA-1110, adult male; collected on 23 August 2015. Collected by Aparna Lajmi, Taneraw Singh and Maitreya Sil. Paratypes. CES 16170 adult male, NRC-AA-1111 adult female. Collection details are same as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small sized Hemidactylus, snout-vent length up to at least 44.7 mm (n=3). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous composed of subcircular granular scales intermixed with moderately enlarged, circular, flattened, feebly keeled tubercles extending from occiput to tail and in 6–8 irregularly arranged longitudinal rows at midbody. Ventrolateral folds indistinct, about 21–26 scale rows across venter. Digits with slightly enlarged, divided scansors; lamellae in oblique series, seven (manus) and six or seven (pes) beneath fourth digit and four (manus and pes) beneath first digit; 15 or 16 precloacofemoral pores on each side separated by a single poreless scale in males (n=2). Original tail slightly depressed, verticillate, oval in transverse section with indistinct median dorsal furrow; dorsal tail pholidosis heterogenous with rounded, smooth, subimbricate scales intermixed with two to three enlarged, conical keeled tubercles at the base of every whorl, on either side of median dorsal furrow; subcaudals much enlarged; a pair of slightly enlarged postcloacal spurs on either side. Dorsal colouration of transversely arranged, pale grey to ashy markings on a pale, mustard-brown background; nuchal collar indicated by spots, not in contact with postorbital streak. The tail is distinctly yellow in adults of both sexes and juveniles. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a masculine adjective derived from the Greek xeros (= dry) and the Latin cola (= inhabitant of) and is descriptive of the arid, scrub habitats that the new species and many other endemic Indian Hemidactylus inhabit. The name also seeks to bring attention to the neglected and biodiverse Indian dry zone. |
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