Dravidogecko anamallensis, also known as the Anamalay gecko, Anaimalai dravidogecko, or Anamalai Hill gecko, is a species of gecko found in the South Indian hills of Palni, Anamalai and Tirunelveli. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko, with a resurrection in 2019, as a study suggested molecular phylogenetics is to have had a separate origin from the other Hemidactylus species.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Dravidogecko |
| Species: | D. anamallensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dravidogecko anamallensis (Günther, 1875)
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References edit
- ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus anamallensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T172600A1349564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172600A1349564.en.
- ^ Bansal, Rohini; Karanth, K. Praveen (16 May 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. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...860615B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060615. PMC 3655972. PMID 23696785.
Further reading edit
- Bauer, Aaron M. & Anthony Patrick Russell. 1995. The systematic relationships of Dravidogecko anamallensis (Günther 1875). Asiatic Herpetol. Res. 6: 30–35.
- Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
- Günther, A. 1875. Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 224–234.
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