Hemidactylus prashadi

Species of lizard

Hemidactylus prashadi

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Gekkonidae
Genus:  | Hemidactylus
Species:  |

H. prashadi

Binomial name
Hemidactylus prashadi

M.A. Smith, 1935

Hemidactylus prashadi, also known commonly as the Bombay leaf-toed gecko or Prashad's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

## Etymology[edit]

The specific name, prashadi, is in honor of Indian zoologist Baini Prashad (1894–1969).[2]

## Geographic range[edit]

H. prashadi is found in India (former Bombay Presidency).

Type locality: "neighbourhood of Jog, N. Kanara district, Bombay Presidency".[3]

## Habitat[edit]

The natural habitat of H. prashadi is forest at altitudes of 15–1,500 m (49–4,921 ft).[1]

## Description[edit]

H. prashadi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), with a tail length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[3]

## Reproduction[edit]

H. prashadi is oviparous.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus prashadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172638A1357072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172638A1357072.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ 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).
3. ^ a b 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).
4. ^ Species Hemidactylus prashadi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

## Further reading[edit]

* Bansal R, Karanth KP (2010). "Molecular phylogeny of Hemidactylus geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the Indian subcontinent reveals a unique Indian radiation and an Indian origin of Asian house geckos". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 459–465.
* Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Greenbaum E, Giri VB, De Silva A (2010). "South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 343–352.
* Grossman W (2014). "Hemidactylus prashadi Smith, 1935 – Prashads Halbfinger Gecko im Terrarium ". Sauria 36 (2): 43–54. (in German).
* Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannte Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemidactylus prashadi, p. 87). (in German).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3013392
* Wikispecies: Hemidactylus prashadi
* ADW: Hemidactylus_prashadi
* CoL: 6LPQD
* EoL: 793297
* GBIF: 5960009
* iNaturalist: 34465
* IRMNG: 11076286
* ITIS: 818719
* IUCN: 172638
* NCBI: 863657
* RD: prashadi
* uBio: 194468

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