Hemidactylus prashadi


Hemidactylus prashadi, also known commonly as the Bombay leaf-toed gecko or Prashad's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Etymology

The specific name, prashadi, is in honor of Indian zoologist Baini Prashad.

Geographic range

H. prashadi is found in India.
Type locality: "neighbourhood of Jog, N. Kanara district, Bombay Presidency".

Habitat

The natural habitat of H. prashadi is forest at altitudes of.

Description

H. prashadi may attain a snout-to-vent length of, with a tail length of.

Reproduction

H. prashadi is oviparous.