Hemidactylus hegdei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus hegdei

Name

Hemidactylus hegdei Pal & Mirza, 2022

• Holotype: BNHS 3105 (Field no. CESL 401), adult ♂. collected by Saunak Pal on 29 August 2011.
• Type locality: “near Balamore estate, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India (8.4512° N, 77.3900° E)”

References

Primary references

• Pal, S. & Mirza, Z.A. 2022. A New Species of Large-Bodied Gecko of The Genus Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 from Southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 119: 1–8. DOI: 10.17087/jbnhs/2022/v119/167364 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hemidactylus hegdei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Hedge's Rock Gecko