Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India

Recent herpetological surveys in northern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh yielded sightings of Jerdon’s Gecko Hemidactylus subtriedrus Jerdon 1853. Little is known about its distribution and taxonomic status. This species closely resembles the Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus (Daudin 1802)...

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Main Authors: S.M.M. Javed, S. Saravanan, F. Tampal, C. Srinivasulu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1136
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spelling doaj-faa8ab982767448e8518f6cc19d647f12020-11-25T01:48:43ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072009-07-011736636910.11609/JoTT.o2184.366-91116Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, IndiaS.M.M. JavedS. SaravananF. TampalC. SrinivasuluRecent herpetological surveys in northern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh yielded sightings of Jerdon’s Gecko Hemidactylus subtriedrus Jerdon 1853. Little is known about its distribution and taxonomic status. This species closely resembles the Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus (Daudin 1802) and it has often been taxonomically confused with it. Therefore, through this communication we provide information on the occurrence of Jerdon’s Gecko along with details showing the level of resemblance and differences from Termite Hill Gecko.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1136
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author S.M.M. Javed
S. Saravanan
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C. Srinivasulu
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S. Saravanan
F. Tampal
C. Srinivasulu
Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
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S. Saravanan
F. Tampal
C. Srinivasulu
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title Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India
title_short Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India
title_full Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India
title_fullStr Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence and comparison of Jerdon’s Gecko <i>Hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> Jerdon 1853 with Termite Hill Gecko <i>Hemidactylus triedrus</i> (Daudin 1802) from Ananthagiri Hills, northern Eastern Ghats, India
title_sort occurrence and comparison of jerdon’s gecko <i>hemidactylus subtriedrus</i> jerdon 1853 with termite hill gecko <i>hemidactylus triedrus</i> (daudin 1802) from ananthagiri hills, northern eastern ghats, india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2009-07-01
description Recent herpetological surveys in northern Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh yielded sightings of Jerdon’s Gecko Hemidactylus subtriedrus Jerdon 1853. Little is known about its distribution and taxonomic status. This species closely resembles the Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus (Daudin 1802) and it has often been taxonomically confused with it. Therefore, through this communication we provide information on the occurrence of Jerdon’s Gecko along with details showing the level of resemblance and differences from Termite Hill Gecko.
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1136
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