Hemidactylus tamhiniensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL, 2021
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Hemidactylus tamhiniensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tamhini giant rock gecko or Basalt giant rock gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus tamhiniensis KHANDEKAR, THACKERAY & AGARWAL 2021 Hemidactylus aaronbaueri — LAJMI et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | India (Maharashtra) Type locality: Tamhini Ghat (18.398402°N, 73.385258°E; ca. 390 m asl.), Raigad district, Maharashtra state, India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. NRC-AA-1131 (AK 1285; Figures 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A), adult male, collected by Akshay Khandekar, Satpal Gangalmale and Swapnil Pawar on 16 June 2019. Paratypes. NRC-AA-1132 (AK 1286; Figures 4B, 5B), NRC-AA-1133 (AK 1287; Figure 5C), BNHS 2805 (AK 1288; Figure 5D), adult females, same data as holotype; BNHS 2806 (AK 1289; Figure 5E), adult female, BNHS 2807 (AK 1290; Figure 4C, 5F), sub-adult female, same collection data as holotype except collected from Tamhini Ghat (18.472910°N, 73.420590°E; ca. 680 m asl.), Pune district, Maharashtra state, India. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A large-sized Hemidactylus, maximum SVL 126 mm (n=6). A single enlarged internasal scale between two supranasal scales; dorsal pholidosis at mid-body heterogenous, composed of small, subcircular, smooth and flattened granular scales intermixed with fairly regularly arranged rows of enlarged, subcircular, weakly to strongly keeled and pointed tubercles; 17–21 dorsal tubercle rows at mid-body; 29–32 tubercles in paravertebral rows; ventrolateral folds distinct; 54–59 transverse ventral scale rows at mid-body; digits with transversely enlarged scansors, lamellae in straight transverse series; 8–10 undivided basal lamellae beneath first finger and 6–8 beneath first toe; 2–4 undivided basal lamellae beneath fourth finger and 4–6 beneath fourth toe; 12–14 lamellae (including undivided and divided) beneath first finger and 10–12 beneath first toe; 12 or 13 lamellae (including undivided and divided) beneath fourth finger and 13–15 beneath fourth toe; male with series of 18 (on right side) and 17 (on left side) femoral pores separated medially by seven poreless scales (n=1); tail with 4–12 enlarged, keeled, conical tubercles forming whorls; median row of subcaudal plates large, covering almost entire underside of tail. Dorsal colouration brown with five transversely arranged dark wavy markings outlined by black and light grey running from the occiput to the sacrum, numerous off-white blotches on side of throat, flanks, back of femur and lateral edge of tail. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is a toponym for Tamhini Ghat in Pune and Raigad Districts of Maharashtra, the type and currently only known locality for this species. |
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