''Hemidactylus varadgirii'', also
commonly known as Giri's brookiish gecko and the Amboli brookiish gecko, is a
species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
in the
family Gekkonidae. The species is
endemic to
India. It was discovered by herpetologist
Varad Giri Varad may refer to:
* Oradea
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in the Indian village of Amboli, and was named in his honour.
Taxonomy
''H. varadgirii'' belongs to the ''
H. brookii''
species group, to which the adjective "brookiish" in the common names refers.
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References
Hemidactylus
Reptiles described in 2019
Endemic fauna of India
Reptiles of India
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