Dravidogecko tholpalli

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Dravidogecko tholpalli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Dravidogecko
Species:
D. tholpalli
Binomial name
Dravidogecko tholpalli
Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy, & Karanth, 2019

Dravidogecko tholpalli, also known as the Kodaikanal dravidogecko, is a species of gecko found in India. [1] It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko.

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