Hemidactylus graniticolus

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Hemidactylus graniticolus is a cryptic rock-dwelling species of large gecko found in India. The holotype was described from hills near Harohalli village in the Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
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Hemidactylus graniticolus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. graniticolus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus graniticolus
Agarwal, Giri & Bauer, 2011
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Etymology

The species is named graniticolus because it dwells upon the granite rock formations.[2]

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