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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gekkonidae
Bibliography of the genus Dravidogecko
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Dravidogecko

Dravid Geckos

Dravidgeckos

Dravidgekkoer

1933 Dravidogecko Smith (type species: Gecko anamallensis Günther 1875)
Contents: 8 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Hemidactylus (e.g., Bauer & Russell 1995). Revalidated as a separate genus by Bansal & Karanth (2013).
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).

Dravidogecko anamallensis

Anaimalai Dravid Gecko, Southern Indian Forest Gecko

Anaimalai-Waldgecko

Anaimalai-skovgekko

1875 Gecko anamallensis Günther
Hoplodactylus anamallensis Boulenger 1885
Dravidogecko anamallensis Smith 1935
Hemidactylus anamallensis Bauer & Russell 1995

Remarks: Now restricted to Tamil Nadu. Records from Kerala refer to other species of the genus (Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth 2019).
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu).


Dravidogecko beddomei

Periyar Dravid Gecko, (Beddome's Dravidogecko)

Periyar-Dravidgecko

Periyar-dravidgekko

2023 Dravidogecko beddomei Adhikari, Srikanthan & Ganesh

Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).





Dravidogecko douglasadamsi

Manjolai Dravid Gecko, (Adams' Dravid Gecko)

Manjolai-Dravidgecko

Manjolai-dravidgekko

2019 Dravidogecko douglasadamsi Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu).





Dravidogecko janakiae

Idukki Dravid Gecko, (Janaki’s Dravid Gecko)

Idukki-Dravidgecko

Idukki-dravidgekko

2019 Dravidogecko janakiae Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth

Distribution: India (Kerala).





Dravidogecko meghamalaiensis

Meghamalai Dravid Gecko

Meghamalai-Dravidgecko

Meghamalai-dravidgekko

2019 Dravidogecko meghamalaiensis Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu).





Dravidogecko septentrionalis

Wayanad Dravid Gecko

Wayanad-Dravidgecko

Wayanad-dravidgekko

2019 Dravidogecko septentrionalis Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth

Distribution: India (Kerala).





Dravidogecko smithi

Ponmudi Dravid Gecko, (Smith's Dravid Gecko)

Ponmudi-Dravidgecko

Ponmudi-dravidgekko

2019 Dravidogecko smithi Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth

Distribution: India (Kerala).





Dravidogecko tholpalli

Kodaikanal Dravid Gecko

Kodaikanal-Dravidgecko

Kodaikanal-dravidgekko

2019 Dravidogecko tholpalli Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth

Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu).