| Hemidactylus tamhiniensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. tamhiniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus tamhiniensis Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2021 | |
Hemidactylus tamhiniensis, the Tamhini giant rock gecko or basalt giant rock gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to India. [1]
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