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Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis AGARWAL, KHANDEKAR, GIRI, RAMAKRISHNAN & KARANTH, 2019

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymHemiphyllodactylus kolliensis AGARWAL, KHANDEKAR, GIRI, RAMAKRISHNAN & KARANTH 2019 
DistributionIndia (Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: near Selur Nadu, Kolli Hills (known locally as Kollimalai), Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India (11.219° N, 78.354° E, 1170 m elevation.  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: CES G138, Adult male, collected on 23 March 2011 by Aniruddha Datta-Roy and Ishan Agarwal. Paratypes: AK 276–278, Adult females, same collection data as holotype except, collected on 20 April 2011, AK 277 from near Semmedu (11.268° N, 78.321° E, 1180 m) and AK 278 from near Thinnanurnadu (11.242° N 78.330° E, 1100 m). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other members of the genus by a combination of maxi- mum SVL of 39.3 mm; 10–12 chin scales; postmentals not enlarged; 9–11 SL; 10 or 11 IL; 16 dorsal scales and 10–13 ventral scales at mid-body contained within one longitudinal eye diameter; three or four subdigital lamellae on the first finger and four or five on toes; lamellar formula of manus and pes 2222; males with 10 pored precloacal scales separated by 5 unpored scales from a series of 8 pore-bearing femoral scales on each thigh; no plate-like subcaudals; dark postorbital stripe just extending onto trunk; longitudinal markings on nape extending beyond forelimb insertion; dorsal pattern of few scattered light spots and indistinct reticulations or dark paravertebral reticulations enclosing light paravertebral spots; postsacral marking with light-coloured anteriorly projecting arms and belly stippled with black. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is a toponym for the type locality of the species, the Kolli Hills (known locally as Kollimalai). 
References
  • Agarwal, Ishan; Akshay Khandekar, Varad B. Giri & Uma Ramakrishnan 2019. The hills are alive with geckos! A radiation of a dozen species on sky islands across peninsular India (Squamata: Gekkonidae, Hemiphyllodactylus) with the description of three new species. Org Divers Evol - get paper here
  • NGUYEN, TRUONG QUANG; QUYEN HANH DO, HANH THI NGO, ANH VAN PHAM,<br />CUONG THE PHAM, MINH DUC LE, & THOMAS ZIEGLER 2020. Two new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4801 (3): 513–536 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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