New record of Termite Hill Gecko, Hemidactylus triedrus (Daudin, 1802) from Tamilnadu, India
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https://doi.org/10.22034/srls.2021.247977Keywords:
Hemidactylus genus, New record, Reptile, TamilnaduAbstract
Hemidactylus is the second most species-rich genus in geckos which are widely spread to the tropical regions of the world. Hemidactylus, a genus of reptiles that includes the house geckos, is a diverse one with about 150 species spread over a wide geographic range. The Hemidactylus triedrus is also known as Termite hill gecko, Dakota’s leaf-toed gecko & blotched house gecko, which belongs to the family Gekkonidae. A new record for Hemidactylus triedrus (Daudin, 1802), Ariyalur district, Tamilnadu state, India with distribution and their notes.
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