Dravidogecko beddomei ADHIKARI, SRIKANTHAN & GANESH, 2023
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Dravidogecko beddomei
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Beddome’s Dravidogecko |
| Synonym | Dravidogecko beddomei ADHIKARI, SRIKANTHAN & GANESH 2023 |
| Distribution | India (Tamil Nadu) Type locality: INDIA, “Suttivezhi Vayal or Vairavankulam hills in the northern edge of Devar Malai, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India”; 9°10′32.88′′ N, 77°16′17.4′′ E; alt. 970 m a.s.l |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BNHS 2648, adult ♂; Dec. 2011; S. Pal and M. Prabhu leg.; (Fig. 3A–I). Paratypes (n = 3): INDIA • 1 adult ♂; “Kakki Dam, Periyar Forest, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India”; 9°19′31.08′′ N, 77°8′40.56′′ E; alt. 1030 m a.s.l.; Dec. 2011; S. Pal and M. Prabhu leg.; BNHS 2645 (Fig. 4A–B) 1 adult ♂; same collection data as for preceding; BNHS 2646 (Fig. 4C–D) • 1 adult ♀; same collection data as for preceding; BNHS 2647 (Fig. 4E–F). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Dravidogecko beddomei sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other (allopatric) congeners based on the following characters: number of precloacal-femoral pores 46‒52 (vs 52‒56 in D. septentrionalis, 40‒43 in D. douglasadamsi, 38‒40 in D. tholpalli, 35‒36 in D. janakiae, 36‒38 in D. meghamalaiensis); ventral scales rows across belly 31‒33 (vs 29‒31 in D. smithi, 25‒31 in D. tholpalli, 24‒30 in D. janakiae, 25‒28 in D. anamallensis); lamellae on digit IV of pes 10–11 (vs 12 in D. anamallensis); mental scale is shorter in length than postmental shield, mental scale length / primary postmental shield length 0.8–0.9 (vs 1.0–1.3 in D. meghamalaiensis; 1.0–1.1 in D. douglasadamsi; 1.1–1.2 in D. smithi; and 1.0–1.6 in D. janakiae). (Adhikari et al. 2023) 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 8202 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911), the pioneering herpetologist who first surveyed this part of the Western Ghats, the Devar Malai Hills. |
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