Hemiphyllodactylus venkatadri BHUPATHI, RAY, NARAYANA, KARUTHAPANDI, JAISWAL, KAR & MOHAPATRA, 2025
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Hemiphyllodactylus venkatadri
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Venkatadri slender gecko |
| Synonym | Hemiphyllodactylus venkatadri BHUPATHI, RAY, NARAYANA, KARUTHAPANDI, JAISWAL, KAR & MOHAPATRA 2025: 335 |
| Distribution | India (Andhra Pradesh) Type locality: Venkatadri Hill, Tirumala Hill ranges (13.7066°N, 79.3644°E; 881 m a.s.l.), Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. FBRC-ZSI-17, adult male; collected by Deepa Jaiswal and Bharath B. on 16 December 2024. Paratypes. FBRC-ZSI-18, male; FBRC-ZSI-19, male; and FBRC-ZSI-20, female; collection data same as holotype, collected on 17 December 2024. ZSI-R-28870, male, collection locality same as holotype, collected by Pratyush P. Mohapatra and Bharath B. on 6 October 2023. Referred specimen. ZSI-R-28871, juvenile, collection data same as ZSI-R-28870 (paratype). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus venkatadri sp. nov. is characterized by a small adult body size (SVL 22.3–33.7 mm; n = 5), consistent with the generally slender habitus typical of the genus Hemiphyllodactylus. Diagnostic differentiation from congeners is instead based on the combination of morphological characters such as 12–16 chin scales; postmentals not enlarged; supralabials 9–12, infralabials 9–12; 16–18 dorsal scales, 9–16 ventral scales at mid-body are contained within one longitudinal eye diameter, 6–8 precloacal pores separated by 7–10 poreless scales from a series of 5–7 femoral pores on each thigh in males, lamellar formula of manus 2-2-2-2 and of pes 2-2-2-2; no plate-like enlarged subcaudals; color variable, dark longitudinal paravertebral markings on dorsum with two pairs of longitudinal stripes from nape to tail base insertions, the outer pair originating from behind the eye and inner pair from the nape; dark black streak passing from nostril to fore arm insertions; dorsal pattern with irregular dark lines and white spots; light and dark paravertebral spots on trunk; post-sacral spot with anteriorly projecting light colored bands; belly light mottled with black; one or two pairs of pointed cloacal spurs; dorsal part of the tail with 12 paired black-edged blotches forming bands. Comparison with peninsular Indian congeners. Hemiphyllodactylus venkatadri sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Indian congeners based on the combination of morphological characters provided in Table 3. (Bhupathi et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality in the Tirumala Hill ranges in the Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve in Andhra Pradesh, India. The name Venkatadri is derived from two Sanskrit words: Venkata, meaning ‘one who removes sins’—one of the names of Lord Vishnu in the Hindu religion associated with the sacred Tirumala—and Adri, meaning mountain. |
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