Dravidogecko tholpalli | |
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Scientific classification | |
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.
Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 61 genera. This family comprises many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), tokay geckos (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus) and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas.
Dravidogecko is a genus of Indian gecko. It includes the following species:
Gekkoninae is a diverse subfamily of the family Gekkonidae, geckos. It has the most species and genera — over 850 species in 61 genera. Hemidactylus and Cyrtodactylus together account for 185 species.
The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. They are cooler and wetter than the lower-elevation South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, which surround the montane rain forests.
The term Malabar rainforests refers to one or more distinct ecoregions recognized by biogeographers:
Dravidogecko anamallensis, also known as the Anamalay gecko, Anaimalai dravidogecko, or Anamalai Hill gecko, is a species of gecko found in the South Indian hills of Palni, Anamalai and Tirunelveli. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko, with a resurrection in 2019, as a study suggested molecular phylogenetics is to have had a separate origin from the other Hemidactylus species.
Dravidogecko douglasadamsi, also known as Adams’s dravidogecko, is a species of gecko found in India. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko.
Dravidogecko janakiae, also known as Janaki’s dravidogecko, is a species of gecko found in India. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko.
Dravidogecko meghamalaiensis, also known as the Meghamalai dravidogecko, is a species of gecko found in India. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko.
Dravidogecko septentrionalis, also known as the Wayanad dravidogecko, is a species of gecko found in India. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko.
Dravidogecko smithi, also known as Smith’s dravidogecko, is a species of gecko found in India. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko.
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