Dravidogecko anamallensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Dravidogecko
Species:

Dravidogecko anamallensis (Günther, 1875)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.23.61, adult ♂, collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome.
Type locality: “Anamallay Mountains”, restricted to “Valparai town in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu” by Chaitanya et al. (2019: 14).

Gecko anamallensis Günther, 1875: 226 [original combination]
Hoplodactylus anamallensis — Boulenger, 1885: 175 [subsequent combination]
Dravidogecko anamallensis — Smith, 1935: 82 [subsequent combination]
Hemidactylus anamallensis — Bauer & Russell, 1995: 33 [subsequent combination]

Günther, A. 1875. Second report on collections of Indian Reptiles obtained bv the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 224–234. BHL
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page.
Smith, M.A. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. Taylor and Francis: London. xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps.Reference page.
Bauer, A.M. & Russell, A.P. 1995. The systematic relationships of Dravidogecko anamallensis (Günther 1875). Asiatic Herpetological Research 6: 30–35. BHL Reference page.
Chaitanya, R., Giri, V.B., Deepak, V., Datta-Roy, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K. & Karanth, P. 2019. Diversification in the mountains: a generic reappraisal of the Western Ghats endemic gecko genus Dravidogecko Smith, 1933 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 4688(1): 1–56. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4688.1.1 Reference page.

Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. 2013. IUCN: Dravidogecko anamallensis (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172600A1349564. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172600A1349564.en. Accessed on 13 July 2025.