Hemidactylus prashadi
| Hemidactylus prashadi | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. prashadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus prashadi M.A. Smith, 1935 | |
Hemidactylus prashadi, commonly known as the Bombay leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Etymology
The specific name, prashadi, is in honor of Indian zoologist Baini Prashad (1894–1969).[1]
Distribution
H. prashadi is found in India (former Bombay Presidency).
Type locality: Surroundings of Jog, northern Kanara District, Bombay Presidency, India.[2]
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
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