A report on Psammophilus dorsalis and Hemidactylus mabouia from Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords:
African house geckos, new record,, south Indian rock agamaAbstract
Report on a Psammophilus dorsalis male and Hemidactylus mabouia observed at Tamilnadu, India. Psammophilus dorsalis was recorded for the first time outside of its type locality extending its range. In this paper, I present a short note on the presence and status of the P. dorsalisfrom Sivanhill (Siththarmalai), Kangeyam, Thirupurdistrict, Tamilnadu state, India.
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