Hemidactylus yajurvedi MURTHY, BAUER, LAJMI, AGARWAL & GIRI, 2015
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Hemidactylus yajurvedi
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Kanker Rock Gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus yajurvedi MURTHY, BAUER, LAJMI, AGARWAL & GIRI 2015 |
| Distribution | India (S Chhattisgarh) Type locality: near Saranpal village, 5 km. East of Kanker city, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India (20.17572° N, 81.31343° E, 416 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: ZSI 25924, (Zoological Survey of India), adult female; collected on 29 May 2011. Collected by B.H.Channakeshava Murthy, Avrajjal Ghosh and Vishwajeet Deshbhratar. Paratypes. ZSI 25923, ZSI 25926 adult females, ZSI 25925 adult male; NCBS AQ040, NCBS AQ041, NCBS AQ042 adult females, NCBS AQ043 adult male; BNHS 2308 adult female. Collection data same as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large sized Hemidactylus, snout-vent averaging 81.33±13.40 mm. and maximum to at least 98.0 mm. Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous, with 10–12 irregularly arranged longitudinal rows of enlarged, rounded tubercles at midbody. First supralabial in contact with nasal. Two well-developed pairs of postmentals, the inner pair slightly larger than the outer pair and in contact behind the mental. Ventrolateral folds indistinct, about 35–39 scale rows across venter. 13–14 (manus) and 14–15 (pes) enlarged, divided scansors beneath fourth digit and 11–12 (manus) and 10–11 (pes) beneath first digit; 10–12 femoral pores on each side separated by five to eight poreless scales in males. Original tail depressed, oval in transverse section without a median dorsal furrow; scales on the tail slightly larger than dorsals of body, weakly imbricate, with a longitudinal series of six slightly enlarged, smooth, flattened tubercles of which single ventro-lateral series is largest, these tubercles are distinguishable on anterior six to seven whorls of tail and on posterior they are indistinguishable. Dorsal coloration of transversely arranged, pale grey to ashy markings on a pale, mustard-brown background. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a patronym, applied in the genitive singular case, honoring Dr. Hanumnth Narasimhachar Yajurvedi, Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Zoology, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore for his contribution in the field of reproductive biology of reptiles and mammals. |
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