| a new large species of gecko of the genus hemidactylus oken, 1817 (reptilia: sauria: gekkonidae) from the eastern ghats, india. | a new large species of gecko superficially resembling hemidactylus maculatus duméril & bibron and its allied large hemidactylus is described from eastern ghats. the new species, hemidactylus kangerensis sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from members of the h. maculatus complex based on the number of femoral pores, i.e. 18-21 on each side, separated medially by 4 non-pored scales. a phylogenetic analysis based on partial sequence of mitochondrial gene cytochrome b shows that the gecko is a mem ... | 2017 | 29037458 |