Madurai rock gecko

Madurai rock gecko
Hemidactylus multisulcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. multisulcatus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus multisulcatus
Sayyed et al., 2023[1]

Madurai rock gecko (Hemidactylus multisulcatus, Tamil: மதுரைப் பாறைப்பல்லி) is a rock-dwelling gecko described in 2023 from Nagamalai near Madurai.[2] It belongs to the same genus as house geckos and has distinct characteristics. Members of this genus are usually non-venomous and are harmless to humans. These geckos are nocturnal and prefer rocky areas.

  1. ^ Amit Sayyed; Samson Kirubakaran; Rahul Khot; Omkar Adhikari; Ayaan Sayyed; Masum Sayyed; Jayaditya Purkayastha; Shubhankar Deshpande; Shauri Sulakhe (July 2023). "A new species of the genus Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tamil Nadu, India". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology. 12 (1): 100–110. doi:10.53562/ajcb.82582. ISSN 2278-7666.
  2. ^ Pflughoeft, Aspen (2023-08-10). "Spiky creature found hunting at night on college campus in India. It's a new species". Miami Herald.