Hemidactylus kangerensis

Hemidactylus kangerensis is a species of large geckos found in the Eastern Ghats of India.[1][2][3][4]

Kanger valley rock gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. kangerensis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus kangerensis
(Bhosale, Mirza & Patil, 2017)

Hemidactylus kangerensis named after the type location Kanger Ghati National Park.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "New species of large gecko discovered from Eastern Ghats". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. Virata, John. "Large Gecko Species Discovered In The Eastern Ghats Of India". Reptiles Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "Hemidactylus kangerensis: New species of large gecko discovered in Eastern Ghats". Current Affairs. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. Mirza, Z. A; Bhosale, H; Patil, R (2017). "A new large species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 340 (11–12): 531–540. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2017.09.003. PMID 29037458.
  5. "City Researchers Find a New Gecko In Eastern Ghats". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. "Mangaluru: New Species Of Gecko Found In Eastern Ghats". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. "[Herpetology • 2017] Hemidactylus kangerensis • A New Large Species of Gecko of the Genus Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India". Novataxa. Retrieved 25 October 2017.


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