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DeutschHemidactylus prashadi
| Hemidactylus prashadi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. prashadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus prashadi M.A. Smith, 1935 | |
Hemidactylus prashadi, also known commonly as the Bombay leaf-toed gecko or Prashad's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, prashadi, is in honor of Indian zoologist Baini Prashad (1894–1969).[2]
Geographic range
[edit]H. prashadi is found in India (former Bombay Presidency).
Type locality: "neighbourhood of Jog, N. Kanara district, Bombay Presidency".[3]
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of H. prashadi is forest at altitudes of 15–1,500 m (49–4,921 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]H. prashadi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), with a tail length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[3]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus prashadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172638A1357072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172638A1357072.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus prashadi, p. 211).
- ^ a b Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Hemidactylus prashadi, new species, pp. 92-93).
- ^ Species Hemidactylus prashadi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Bansal R, Karanth KP (2010). "Molecular phylogeny of Hemidactylus geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the Indian subcontinent reveals a unique Indian radiation and an Indian origin of Asian house geckos". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 459–465.
- Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Greenbaum E, Giri VB, De Silva A (2010). "South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 343–352.
- Grossman W (2014). "Hemidactylus prashadi Smith, 1935 – Prashads Halbfinger Gecko im Terrarium ". Sauria 36 (2): 43–54. (in German).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannte Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemidactylus prashadi, p. 87). (in German).