| Hemidactylus graniticolus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. graniticolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus graniticolus Agarwal, Giri & Bauer, 2011 | |
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.
Etymology
The species is named graniticolus because it dwells upon the granite rock formations.
References
- Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus graniticolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194267A2307494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194267A2307494.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Ishan Agarwal, Varad B. Giri & Aaron M. Bauer (2011): A new cryptic rock-dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from south India. Zootaxa (2011) 2765: 21–37
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| Hemidactylus graniticolus | |
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