Hemidactylus whitakeri

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 whitakeri

Name

• Hemidactylus whitakeri Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel, 2018: 15

Holotype: NCBS AU712, adult ♀, collected by Mayuresh Ambekar & Gaurang Gowande on 20 November 2017.

Type locality: “near Kodalagurki village, Bangalore rural district, Karnataka, India (13.297508ºN, 77.700259ºE, elevation 950 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Mirza, Z.A., Gowande, G.G., Patil, R., Ambekar, M. & Patel, H. 2018. First appearance deceives many: disentangling the Hemidactylus triedrus species complex using an integrated approach. PeerJ 6, e5341. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5341 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hemidactylus whitakeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 July 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Whitaker’s Termite Hill Gecko