title: A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Chhattisgarh, India.
abstract: A distinct new species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus is described from the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh State, east-central India. This large-sized (SVL average 81.33±13.40 to at least 98.0 mm) Hemidactylus is characterized by a dorsum with small granules, intermixed with 10-12 rows of irregularly arranged, slightly larger, rounded, weakly-keeled tubercles at midbody; 10-12 and 13-15 subdigital lamellae on the first and fourth digits, respectively, of both manus and pes; a single enlarged postcloacal tubercle on either side of the tail; 10-12 femoral pores on each thigh separated by 5-8 poreless scales; 12-14 supralabials and 10-12 infralabials.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, Fire Proof Spirit Building, 27, J.L.N. Road, Kolkata-700016.; Email: puttakeshava@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B H C K
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085, USA.; Email: aaron.bauer@villanova.edu.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.; Email: aparna.lajmi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lajmi
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore 560065, India.; Email: ishan.agarwal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ishan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, S.B. Singh Road, Mumbai 400001, India Present address: National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore 560065, India; Email: varadgiri@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Varad B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Giri
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny