A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India
We describe a new species of Dravidogecko from the poorly-inventoried Periyar Plateau of Southern Western Ghats, Peninsular India. The new species Dravidogecko beddomei sp. nov. is characterized by: precloacal-femoral pores 46‒52; scales across belly 31‒33; supralabials 9–11; infralabials 8–9; lame...
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| author | Omkar Dilip Adhikari Achyuthan N. Srikanthan S.R. Ganesh |
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We describe a new species of Dravidogecko from the poorly-inventoried Periyar Plateau of Southern Western Ghats, Peninsular India. The new species Dravidogecko beddomei sp. nov. is characterized by: precloacal-femoral pores 46‒52; scales across belly 31‒33; supralabials 9–11; infralabials 8–9; lamellae on digit IV of pes 10–11. Additionally, the new species is divergent (>13%) from its related congeners. Like its congeners, the new species is currently known only from its type locality and its vicinity – the Devar Malai, Kakki Reservoir – and Sivagiri Hills in the Periyar Plateau of Southern Western Ghats. This discovery further increases the list of new reptiles described from this under-studied massif in the Southern Western Ghats.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8d5df4aa8a5411d8964c8b8e4e9c8902023-05-30T21:51:15ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732023-05-01870110.5852/ejt.2023.870.2125A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular IndiaOmkar Dilip Adhikari0Achyuthan N. Srikanthan1S.R. Ganesh2Natural History Collections Department, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Hornbill House, Opp. Lion Gate, S.B.S. Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, IndiaDepartment of Biology, 950 Main St, Worcester, MA 01610, USAChennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan post, Chennai 600 022, Tamil Nadu, India We describe a new species of Dravidogecko from the poorly-inventoried Periyar Plateau of Southern Western Ghats, Peninsular India. The new species Dravidogecko beddomei sp. nov. is characterized by: precloacal-femoral pores 46‒52; scales across belly 31‒33; supralabials 9–11; infralabials 8–9; lamellae on digit IV of pes 10–11. Additionally, the new species is divergent (>13%) from its related congeners. Like its congeners, the new species is currently known only from its type locality and its vicinity – the Devar Malai, Kakki Reservoir – and Sivagiri Hills in the Periyar Plateau of Southern Western Ghats. This discovery further increases the list of new reptiles described from this under-studied massif in the Southern Western Ghats. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2125allopatryendemismgeckoPeriyar Plateauwet zone |
| spellingShingle | Omkar Dilip Adhikari Achyuthan N. Srikanthan S.R. Ganesh A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India European Journal of Taxonomy allopatry endemism gecko Periyar Plateau wet zone |
| title | A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_full | A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_short | A new species of Dravidogecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the under-surveyed Periyar Plateau of the Southern Western Ghats in Peninsular India |
| title_sort | new species of dravidogecko squamata gekkonidae from the under surveyed periyar plateau of the southern western ghats in peninsular india |
| topic | allopatry endemism gecko Periyar Plateau wet zone |
| url | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2125 |
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