A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka
Gekkonid lizards of the genus Calodactylodes are endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The genus consists of two species, C. aureus and C. illingworthorum (formerly C. illingworthi) and is diagnosable on the basis of derived digital structure, the presence of paraphalan...
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| description | Gekkonid lizards of the genus
Calodactylodes
are endemic to peninsular India
and Sri Lanka. The genus consists of two species, C.
aureus
and C.
illingworthorum
(formerly C.
illingworthi)
and is diagnosable on the basis of derived digital
structure, the presence of paraphalanges, bright yellow gular patch (at least in
adult males), and distinctive vocalisation. The skeletal, hemipenial, and external
morphology of both species is described. Field observations of C.
aureus
at
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, indicate that males are highly vocal and that communal
egg-laying occurs.
Calodactylodes aureus
appears to be common in appropriate
habitats and is probably more widely distributed than previously believed.
Relationships of
Calodactylodes
to other gekkonids remain obscure but may
reflect Gondwanan origins. |
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| spelling | unimas-116062016-04-25T06:56:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11606/ A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka Bauer, Aaron M. Das, I. Q Science (General) QL Zoology Gekkonid lizards of the genus Calodactylodes are endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The genus consists of two species, C. aureus and C. illingworthorum (formerly C. illingworthi) and is diagnosable on the basis of derived digital structure, the presence of paraphalanges, bright yellow gular patch (at least in adult males), and distinctive vocalisation. The skeletal, hemipenial, and external morphology of both species is described. Field observations of C. aureus at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, indicate that males are highly vocal and that communal egg-laying occurs. Calodactylodes aureus appears to be common in appropriate habitats and is probably more widely distributed than previously believed. Relationships of Calodactylodes to other gekkonids remain obscure but may reflect Gondwanan origins. Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka 2000 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11606/1/A%20review%20of%20the%20gekkonid%20genus%20%28abstract%29.pdf Bauer, Aaron M. and Das, I. (2000) A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka. Journal South Asian Natural History, 5 (1). pp. 25-35. ISSN 1022-0828 http://www.wht.lk/zeylanica/volume-5-number-1/ |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) QL Zoology Bauer, Aaron M. Das, I. A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka |
| title | A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka |
| title_full | A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka |
| title_short | A review of the gekkonid genus Calodactylodes (Reptilia: Squamata) from India and Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | review of the gekkonid genus calodactylodes (reptilia: squamata) from india and sri lanka |
| topic | Q Science (General) QL Zoology |
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