Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis AGARWAL, BAUER, PAL, SRIKANTHAN & KHANDEKAR, 2020
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Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Nilgiris slender gecko |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis AGARWAL, BAUER, PAL, SRIKANTHAN & KHANDEKAR 2020 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: near Mulli view point, Kilkunda, (11.252 N, 76.663 E; ca. 1240 m asl.), Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. BNHS 2632, SVL 32.2 mm, adult male, collected by Saunak Pal on 11 December 2011. Paratype. CEL 467, SVL 34.8 mm, adult female, same locality as holotype; BNHS 2436 SVL 26.2 mm & BNHS 2437 SVL 31 mm, adult males, from near Maruthamalai, Daliyur, (11.037 N, 76.858 E; ca. 640 m asl.), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India collected by Achyuthan Srikanthan on 18 March 2015. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis sp. nov. can be diagnosed from congeners by the unique combination of snout-vent length up to 35 mm (n=2); nine or ten chin scales; postmentals not enlarged; ten or 11 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; 16–19 dorsal scales and 12–15 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 eight or nine precloacal pores separated by 7–9 poreless scales from a series of 7–9 femoral pores on each thigh; no plate-like enlarged subcaudals; dark postorbital stripe and longitudinal markings on nape extending just past forelimb insertions; dorsal pattern of broken dark longitudinal markings and light paravertebral spots; postsacral marking with light-coloured anteriorly projecting arms indicated by spots; belly stippled with black. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a toponym for the Nilgiri mountain range or Nilgiris, to which the new species is restricted. |
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