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Hemidactylus multisulcatus SAYYED, KIRUBAKARAN, KHOT, ADHIKARI, SAYYED, SAYYED, PURKAYASTHA, DESHPANDE, SULAKHE, 2023

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymHemidactylus multisulcatus SAYYED, KIRUBAKARAN, KHOT, ADHIKARI, SAYYED, SAYYED, PURKAYASTHA, DESHPANDE, SULAKHE 2023 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: wall of SVN college, near Nagamalai, (9° 56' 12.6168'' N 78° 2' 38.8752'' E; ca. 168.6 m asl.), Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. An adult male, BNHS 2918, collected by Amit Sayyed and Samson Kirubakaran on 27 January 2023.
Paratype. An adult male, BNHS 2919 and an adult female, BNHS 2920; collection details same as the holotype. 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet indicates the unique shell or bivalve-like enlarged tubercles adorned with multiple grooves. In Latin (sulcus = groove) and English, multiple grooves = multisulcatus. 
References
  • Sayyed, Amit; Kirubakaran, Samson; Khot, Rahul; Adhikari, Omkar; Sayyed, Ayaan; Sayyed, Masum; Purkayastha, Jayaditya; Deshpande, Shubhankar; Sulakhe, Shauri 2023. A new species of the genus Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tamil Nadu, India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 12 (1): 100-110 - get paper here
 
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