Dravidogecko anamallensis explained

Dravidogecko anamallensis, also known as the Anamalay gecko, Anaimalai dravidogecko, or Anamalai Hill gecko, is a species of gecko found in the South Indian hills of Palni, Anamalai and Tirunelveli. It is assigned to the genus Dravidogecko, with a resurrection in 2019, as a study suggested molecular phylogenetics is to have had a separate origin from the other Hemidactylus species.^[1]

Further reading

• Bauer, Aaron M. & Anthony Patrick Russell. 1995. The systematic relationships of Dravidogecko anamallensis (Günther 1875). Asiatic Herpetol. Res. 6: 30–35.
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
• Günther, A. 1875. Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 224–234.

Notes and References

1. Bansal . Rohini . Karanth . K. Praveen . Phylogenetic Analysis and Molecular Dating Suggest That Hemidactylus anamallensis Is Not a Member of the Hemidactylus Radiation and Has an Ancient Late Cretaceous Origin . PLOS ONE . 16 May 2013 . 8 . 5 . e60615 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0060615 . 23696785 . 3655972 . 2013PLoSO...860615B . free.