Hemidactylus kalinga MOHAPATRA, RAY, DAS, BHUPATHI, SARKAR ,MOHALIK, NAIR & DUTTA, 2025
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Hemidactylus kalinga
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Kalinga rock gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus kalinga MOHAPATRA, RAY, DAS, BHUPATHI, SARKAR ,MOHALIK, NAIR & DUTTA 2025: 367 |
| Distribution | India (Odisha) Type locality: Kalinga Ghati (20.1605°N, 84.4133°E; 746 m a.s.l.), Kandhamal District, Odisha State, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZSI-R-27672, adult male, (Figs 3, 4 in Mohapatra et al. 2025); collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra in May 2016. Paratypes (Fig. 5). • ZSI-R-28076, adult male, Barbara (19.8544°N, 85.0240°E; 156 m a.s.l.), Khordha District, Odisha State, India, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra and Sushil Kumar Dutta on May 2016; • ZSI-R-28932, adult male, Budhakhol (19.8204°N, 84.8235°E; 268 m a.s.l.), Ganjam District, Odisha State, India, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra and Ashish K. Das (Jasmine P. and party) on 1 October 2021; • ZSI-R-29007, adult female, Barbara (19.8544°N, 85.0240°E; 156 m a.s.l.), Khordha District, Odisha State, India, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra (Jasmine P. & party) on 28 September 2021; • ZSI-R-29247, 29248, adult females, Mandaragiri (20.7997°N, 85.0349°E; 421 m a.s.l.), Angul District, Odisha State, India, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra and party on 14 December 2024. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large-sized and tuberculated Hemidactylus, SVL up to 105.4 mm (n = 6). Dorsal pholidosis heterogeneous, composed of subcircular granular scales intermixed with enlarged, fairly regularly arranged, strongly keeled, conical tubercles in 15–19 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, 27–30 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 32–35 scale rows across the belly. Digits with enlarged scansors, lamellae in straight transverse series, all divided except the apical and 1–3 basal lamellae, 9–12 lamellae beneath first digit and 12–14 beneath fourth digit of manus and pes. Males with 22–26 femoral pores on each side separated by five poreless scales. Tail with 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 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. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 11034 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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