Hemidactylus graniticolus

Hemidactylus graniticolus is a cryptic rock-dwelling species of large gecko found in India. The holotype was described from hills near Harohalli village in the Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka.[2]

Hemidactylus graniticolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. graniticolus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus graniticolus
Agarwal, Giri & Bauer, 2011

Etymology

The species is named graniticolus because it dwells upon the granite rock formations.[2]

References
  1. Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. Hemidactylus graniticolus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194267A2307494. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194267A2307494.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2018.
  2. Ishan Agarwal, Varad B. Giri & Aaron M. Bauer (2011): A new cryptic rock-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from south India. Zootaxa (2011) 2765: 21–37


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