| Hemidactylus whitakeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. whitakeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus whitakeri Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar, & Patel, 2018 | |
Hemidactylus whitakeri, also known as Whitaker's termite hill gecko, is a species of house gecko from India. [2] [3]
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