Hemidactylus paucifasciatus MOHAPATRA, AGARWAL, MOHALIK, DUTTA & KHANDEKAR, 2023
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Hemidactylus paucifasciatus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Few-banded termite hill gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus paucifasciatus MOHAPATRA, AGARWAL, MOHALIK, DUTTA & KHANDEKAR 2023 |
| Distribution | India (Odisha) Type locality: Gadachandi Temple, Anandapur, (21.2273° N, 86.2549° E; ca. 115 m asl.), Keonjhar District, Odisha State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZSI-R-28357, adult male, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra & Rakesh Kumar Mohalik on 18 April 2019. Paratypes. NCBS-BH668, adult male, from Bamanghati, Bangiriposi (22.1714° N, 86.4925° E; ca. 341 m asl.), Mayurbhanj District, Odisha State, India, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra & Sushil Kumar Dutta on 29 November 2014; NCBS-BH669, adult female, same locality as holotype except collected by Rakesh Kumar Mohalik on 24 February 2019; ZSI-CZRC-7117, sub-adult female, same locality and collection data as holotype. Referred specimen. ZSI-R-28526, sub-adult male, from Chakratirtha, Kathakata, Anandapur (21.2569° N, 86.2500° E; ca. 197 m asl), Keonjhar District, Odisha State, India, collected by Rakesh Kumar Mohalik on 22 June 2022. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A large-sized Hemidactylus, SVL up to 118 mm (n=4). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous, composed of subcircular granular scales intermixed with enlarged, fairly regularly arranged, strongly keeled, conical tubercles in 16–18 longitudinal rows, extending from occiput to tail base, that are heterogeneous in shape and size; enlarged tubercles on the two most medial parasagittal rows smaller, 21–24 tubercles in paravertebral rows; those on dorsolateral aspect of flank largest, gradually decreasing in size downwards, last two rows on flank marginally larger or equal to medial parasagittal rows, weakly keeled. Ventrolateral folds indistinct; about 29–31 scale rows across belly. Digits with enlarged scansors, lamellae in straight transverse series, all divided except the apical and 1–3 basal lamellae, nine or ten lamellae beneath first digit and 11–13 beneath fourth digit of manus and pes. Males with 12 or 13 femoral pores on each side separated by three or four poreless scales. Tail with 6–9 much enlarged, strongly keeled, conical tubercles forming whorls; median row of subcaudal plates large, covering almost entire portion of the tail; single postcloacal spur of unequal size on each side that are smooth and much smaller than dorsal tubercles at mid-body. Dorsal coloration rusty-brown with three (rarely four) transversely arranged light bands, edged with black or dark brown, between the occiput and sacrum; head lighter than body in life, with a narrow lighted collar edged by dark brown that is continuous with the post-ocular marking. (Mohapatra et al. 2023) |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Latin pauci (English: few) and fasciatus (English: banded), referring to the lesser number of dorsal bands in this species. |
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