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Dravidogecko beddomei
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Dravidogecko beddomei
Basic stats
Range
Periyar Plateau, southern Western Ghats, India
Size
Up to 50.8 mm (snout-vent length)
Dravidogecko beddomei, Beddome's dravidogecko, was described in 2023 by Adhikari, Srikanthan and Ganesh in the European Journal of Taxonomy from the Periyar Plateau of the southern Western Ghats. Its type series is three adult males, with a snout-vent length up to 50.8 mm, 46 to 52 pre-cloacal and femoral pores and 10 to 11 lamellae under the fourth toe. A news report gave a longer size of roughly 97 to 112 mm, probably total length with the tail. (European Journal of Taxonomy 2023, open access).
The genus Dravidogecko was named by Smith in 1933 and now holds nine species. The sources used give no habitat or behaviour detail for this species.
Quick answers
- Where is the Dravidogecko beddomei found?
- Periyar Plateau, southern Western Ghats, India
- How big is the Dravidogecko beddomei?
- Up to 50.8 mm (snout-vent length)