Habitat of Hemidactylus quartziticolus sp. nov.: A general habitat at the type locality, B quartzite rock formation on which individuals of the new species were seen at the type locality, and C general habitat at Kurumalai, from where a few paratypes of the new species were collected. Photos by Akshay Khandekar (A and B), and Ishan Agarwal (C).

 
 
  Part of: Khandekar A, Thackeray T, Mariappan R, Gangalmale S, Waghe V, Pawar S, Agarwal I (2023) A remarkable new species of gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Hemidactylus) from scrublands at the southern tip of India. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 433-450. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.73.e101871