Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis AGARWAL, BAUER, PAL, SRIKANTHAN & KHANDEKAR, 2020
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Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: KMTR slender gecko |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis AGARWAL, BAUER, PAL, SRIKANTHAN & KHANDEKAR 2020 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Sengaltheri, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, (8.534 N, 77.450 E; ca. 980 m elevation) Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. BNHS 2633, SVL 34 mm, adult male, collected by Saunak Pal on 17 December 2011. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by the unique combi- nation of snout-vent length up to 34 mm (n=1); 12 chin scales; postmentals not enlarged; nine or ten supralabials; ten infralabials; 20 dorsal scales and 14 ventral scales at midbody contained within one longitudinal eye diameter; four subdigital lamellae on the first finger and toe; lamellar formula of manus and pes 2222; males with 11 precloa- cal pores separated by three or four poreless scales from a series of 11 femoral pores on each thigh; no plate-like enlarged subcaudals; dark postorbital stripe and longitudinal markings on nape extending to hindlimb insertions; dorsal pattern longitudinal dark markings formed by postorbital stripes enclosing lighter band, few lighter speck- les; postsacral marking with light-coloured anteriorly projecting arms that extend above hindlimb insertion; belly stippled with black. Additional details (1967 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Habitat: The holotype was collected from an old, partially ruined rest house inside the forest. The habitat in the collection locality comprises a patch of grassland surrounded by moist deciduous and evergreen forest. Sympatry: Hemidactylus acanthopholis |
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