''Hemidactylus acanthopholis'' is a species of

house gecko __NOTOC__ ''Hemidactylus'' is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 189 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtrop ...

s from the

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...

in southern

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. Bearing a superficial resemblance to ''

Hemidactylus maculatus ''Hemidactylus maculatus'', also known as the spotted leaf-toed gecko or giant spotted gecko, is a species of large gecko found in the Western Ghats of India and in parts of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, ...

'', the species is usually found on large rocks or boulders. Growing in length, the species is an overall brown color, but has dark stripes on its back. It takes its name from the warty protuberances running along its dorsal surface.

References

Hemidactylus Reptiles of India Fauna of Tamil Nadu Endemic fauna of India Reptiles described in 2014 {{Hemidactylus-stub