Dravidogecko anamallensis

Dravidogecko anamallensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Dravidogecko
Species: D. anamallensis
Binomial name
Dravidogecko anamallensis
(Günther, 1875)

Dravidogecko anamallensis is a species of gecko found in the South Indian hills of Palni, Anamalai and Tirunelveli. It was formerly assigned to the genus Hemidactylus, but has now been determined by molecular phylogenetics to have had a separate origin from the other Hemidactylus species.[1]

References

  1. Bansal R, Karanth KP (2013) Phylogenetic Analysis and Molecular Dating Suggest That Hemidactylus anamallensis Is Not a Member of the Hemidactylus Radiation and Has an Ancient Late Cretaceous Origin. PLoS ONE 8(5): e60615. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060615


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