Hemidactylus prashadi
| Hemidactylus prashadi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. prashadi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus prashadi M.A. Smith, 1935
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Hemidactylus prashadi, also known commonly as the Bombay leaf-toed gecko or Prashad's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Etymology
The specific name, prashadi, is in honor of Indian zoologist Baini Prashad (1894–1969).[2]
Geographic range
H. prashadi is found in India (former Bombay Presidency).
Type locality: "neighbourhood of Jog, N. Kanara district, Bombay Presidency".[3]
Habitat
The natural habitat of H. prashadi is forest at altitudes of 15–1,500 m (49–4,921 ft).[1]
Description
H. prashadi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), with a tail length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[3]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B (2013). "Hemidactylus prashadi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172638A1357072. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172638A1357072.en. Downloaded on 14 June 2018.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus prashadi, p. 211).
- ^ a b Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Hemidactylus prashadi, new species, pp. 92-93).
- ^ Species Hemidactylus prashadi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Bansal R, Karanth KP (2010). "Molecular phylogeny of Hemidactylus geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the Indian subcontinent reveals a unique Indian radiation and an Indian origin of Asian house geckos". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 459–465.
- Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Greenbaum E, Giri VB, De Silva A (2010). "South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 343–352.
- Grossman W (2014). "Hemidactylus prashadi Smith, 1935 – Prashads Halbfinger Gecko im Terrarium ". Sauria 36 (2): 43–54. (in German).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannte Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28-153. (Hemidactylus prashadi, p. 87). (in German).