Topographic map showing the distribution of Hemidactylus pakkamalaiensis sp. nov. and other members of the graniticolus clade from the peninsular India (Top). Hemidactylus pakkamalaiensis sp. nov. and the two lineages identified as H. cf. graniticolus from the southern Eastern Ghats (Bottom). The inset map shows the known distribution of H. pakkamalaiensis sp. nov. in the Gingee Hills cluster.

 
 
  Part of: Narayanan S, Christopher P, Raman K, Mukherjee N, Prabhu P, Lenin M, Vimalraj S, Deepak V (2023) A new species of rock-dwelling Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the southern Eastern Ghats, India. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 499-512. https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.73.e104494