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Natural History Society, 
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(BNHS) 1743, adult female; under a rock near Chalakewadi, Satara District, Maharashtra, 
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(
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, 
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) on 
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, 2006. Collected by Varad Giri, Dilipkumar Dongare and Rajan More.
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BNHS 1742 collected from the same locality on 
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by Varad Giri, Dilipkumar Dongare, V. 
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. Deshpande, Yashodhan Parakhe and Rajan More.
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA8FF8CE89FF844FEB5F877" bold="true" box="[197,317,1959,1985]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="22">Diagnosis</emphasis>
—
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A small sized 
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, snout-vent length at least 
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. Back with small, keeled and granular scales, intermixed with irregularly arranged, enlarged keeled tubercles (
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). First supralabial touching nasal (
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). Two well developed postmentals, the inner pair is larger and in extensive contact behind the mental. Ventrolateral folds very feebly developed, about 26–28 scale rows across venter between lowest rows of tubercles. Free distal phalanx of all digits short and about half as long as its lamellar pad (dilated portion); ten to eleven enlarged scansors beneath fourth toe of pes, of which the penultimate and two more proximal plates are notched but undivided (
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). Original tail depressed, oval in transverse section, constricted at base, swollen distal to constriction, then tapering to a fine point, with a median dorsal furrow; scales on the tail much larger than dorsals of body, smooth, strongly imbricate, with a series of two or four longitudinal series of enlarged, keeled scales on either side of the median dorsal furrow (
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). Coloration highly distinctive, dark background colour with pale yellow to bright white paravertebral and lateral stripes and orangish-red to brown or buff oval spots on the head, dorsum, flanks and limbs (
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, 
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, 
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). Venter white with pronounced blackish longitudinal stripes and throat and chin markings (
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).
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFABFF8FE8CDFB5FFE91FB62" bold="true" box="[151,281,1212,1236]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of holotype of 
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(BNHS 1743). Scale bar = 10 mm.
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFABFF8FE8CDF8AAFE92F8D7" bold="true" box="[151,282,1865,1889]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of paratype of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFABFF8FEA16F8AAFD6FF8D6" box="[588,743,1865,1888]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFABFF8FEAB5F8AAFCCDF8D7" bold="true" box="[751,837,1865,1889]" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(BNHS 1742) with regenerated portion of tail missing. Scale bar = 10 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFABFF8EE89FF852FC90FDF4" blockId="2.[151,1437,1969,2035]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1436,152,578]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="24" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFABFF8FE89FF852FE7CF87C" box="[197,500,1969,1994]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="23" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFABFF8FE89FF852FE7CF87C" box="[197,500,1969,1994]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="23">Hemidactylus sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be distinguished from all other mainland Indian congeners on the basis of (sympatric taxa with differing or non-overlapping character states indicated parenthetically): free distal phalanx of all digits short, less than half as long as corresponding dilated portion of subdigital pad, subdigital lamellae undivided except for the penultimate and two or three more proximal plates which are notched (subdigital lamellae undivided in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EE9B6FF0BFD22FEB7" box="[492,682,232,257]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamallensis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE9B6FF0BFD22FEB7" box="[492,682,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. anamallensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; free distal phalanx of all digits at least half as long as subdigital pad, subdigital lamellae divided in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEA69FEF3FD47FE9F" box="[563,719,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maculatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA69FEF3FD47FE9F" box="[563,719,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. maculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEA84FEF3FCEBFE9F" box="[734,867,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA84FEF3FCEBFE9F" box="[734,867,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. persicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEB28FEF3FBC5FE9F" box="[882,1101,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="porbandarensis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEB28FEF3FBC5FE9F" box="[882,1101,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. porbandarensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEC06FEF3FB54FE9F" box="[1116,1244,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="triedrus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEC06FEF3FB54FE9F" box="[1116,1244,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. triedrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EECB1FEF3FA1CFE9F" box="[1259,1428,272,297]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subtriedrus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EECB1FEF3FA1CFE9F" box="[1259,1428,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. subtriedrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EE8CDFEDBFE85FEE7" box="[151,269,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brookii">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE8CDFEDBFE85FEE7" box="[151,269,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. brookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EE946FEDBFE2FFEE7" box="[284,423,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="prashadi">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE946FEDBFE2FFEE7" box="[284,423,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. prashadi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EE9EFFEDBFDE5FEE7" box="[437,621,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leschenaultii">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE9EFFEDBFDE5FEE7" box="[437,621,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. leschenaultii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEA26FEDBFC96FEE7" box="[636,798,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flaviviridis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA26FEDBFC96FEE7" box="[636,798,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. flaviviridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEB76FEDBFC49FEE7" box="[812,961,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="giganteus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEB76FEDBFC49FEE7" box="[812,961,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. giganteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEB95FEDBFB0BFEE7" box="[975,1155,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aaronbaueri">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEB95FEDBFB0BFEE7" box="[975,1155,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. aaronbaueri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EECCBFEDBFAAFFEE7" box="[1169,1319,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bowringii">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EECCBFEDBFAAFFEE7" box="[1169,1319,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. bowringii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; only distal phalanx of digit I short, lamellae divided in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEABCFE83FCE5FECF" box="[742,877,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="frenatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEABCFE83FCE5FECF" box="[742,877,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. frenatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEBDAFE83FC73FECF" box="[896,1019,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="garnotii">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEBDAFE83FC73FECF" box="[896,1019,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H.garnotii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEC54FE83FB3DFECF" box="[1038,1205,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="karenorum">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEC54FE83FB3DFECF" box="[1038,1205,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. karenorum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), back with small, keeled and granular scales, intermixed with irregularly arranged, enlarged keeled tubercles, smaller than those on belly (back with uniform, imbricate, slightly elongated, striated and feebly keeled scales, a little larger than those on the belly in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EE9D2FE3BFDA0FE47" box="[392,552,472,497]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="scabriceps">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE9D2FE3BFDA0FE47" box="[392,552,472,497]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. scabriceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; back with small irregular scales and 10 to 20 longitudinal series of more or less oval, strongly keeled tubercles in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEA03FDE3FD5FFDAF" box="[601,727,512,537]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA03FDE3FD5FFDAF" box="[601,727,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; with small, more-or-less erect, keeled granules, intermixed with larger pointed, keeled tubercles in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEA3DFDCBFC8FFDF7" box="[615,775,552,577]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA3DFDCBFC8FFDF7" box="[615,775,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAAFF8EE8CDFB6FFB9CFB70" blockId="3.[151,1436,1164,1222]" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE8CDFB6FFE91FB12" bold="true" box="[151,281,1164,1188]" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Ventral view of holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA10FB6EFD6BFB12" box="[586,739,1165,1188]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEAB0FB6FFCC8FB12" bold="true" box="[746,832,1164,1188]" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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showing two large eggs visible through the body wall as well as the dark stripes on throat, tail and (more faintly) trunk.. Scale bar = 10 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAAFF8EE8CDF8A9FD2DF832" blockId="3.[151,1436,1866,1924]" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE8CDF8A9FE92F8D4" bold="true" box="[151,282,1866,1890]" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of trunk of holotype of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEAEBF8A9FCC4F8D7" box="[689,844,1866,1889]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEAEBF8A9FCC4F8D7" box="[689,844,1866,1889]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEB0FF8A9FC25F8D4" bold="true" box="[853,941,1866,1890]" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
showing pholidosis. Note the small tubercles and flattened granular scales. Scale bar = 10 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAAFF89E89FF851FB77FE7C" blockId="3.[151,1436,1970,2036]" lastBlockId="4.[151,1436,152,458]" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">
This new species is most similar in general appearance to 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEBD3F850FB59F87A" box="[905,1233,1971,1996]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">Hemidactylus albofasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but differs with respect to (
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EE944F838FE69F842" box="[286,481,2011,2036]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albofasciatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EE944F838FE69F842" box="[286,481,2011,2036]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
versus 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAAFF8EEA65F838FD63F842" box="[575,747,2011,2036]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAAFF8EEA65F838FD63F842" box="[575,747,2011,2036]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="24">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
): maximum size (36 versus 
<quantity id="4CB2C3D4FFAAFF8EEC1FF839FB12F842" box="[1093,1178,2010,2036]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.6" pageId="3" pageNumber="24" unit="mm" value="46.0">46 mm</quantity>
maximum SVL), tail (round in section, tapering, verticillate, covered above with faintly keeled, pointed, imbricate scales, two longitudinal rows of larger, pointed, keeled scales on either side of median furrow versus smooth, pointed, strongly imbricate scales, two to four rows of much larger, pointed, keeled scales on either side of median furrow), scansors beneath the fourth toe (9 versus 10–11). The new species also differs markedly from 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFADFF89ED7AFEF3FF55FEE7" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albofasciatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89ED7AFEF3FF55FEE7" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">T. albofasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in dorsal and ventral colour pattern. 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFADFF89EAD1FEDBFC30FEE7" box="[651,952,312,337]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89EAD1FEDBFC30FEE7" box="[651,952,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">Hemidactylus sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20D0F58FFADFF89EBE5FEDBFB91FEE4" box="[959,1049,312,338]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is similar in colour pattern to the 
<collectingCountry id="F35D2EA1FFADFF89E8CDFE83FE8BFECC" box="[151,259,352,378]" name="Pakistan" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">Pakistani</collectingCountry>
species 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFADFF89E93CFE83FDC6FECF" box="[358,590,352,377]" class="Squamata" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Teratolepis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciata">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89E93CFE83FDC6FECF" box="[358,590,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">Teratolepis fasciata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(currently under taxonomic revision and known to be embedded within 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFADFF89E8CDFE6BFD95FE14" authority="Bauer et al. 2008" authorityName="Bauer et al." authorityYear="2008" box="[151,541,392,418]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89E8CDFE6BFEB0FE17" box="[151,312,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">Hemidactylus</emphasis>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFADFF89E913FE6BFD95FE14" author="Bauer" box="[329,541,392,418]" pageId="4" pageNumber="33" refString="Bauer, A. M., Giri, V. B., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T. R., Dharne, M. S. &amp; Shouche, Y. S. (2008) On the systematics of the gekkonid genus Teratolepis Gunther, 1869: another one bites the dust. Hamadryad, 32, 13 - 27." type="journal article" year="2008">Bauer et al. 2008</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
), but differs from this species in its less broadly-dialated and more finelyscaled tail, absence of imbricating scales on the dorsum and flanks, and more vibrant coloration.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFADFF89E8CDFC02FEE0FBAD" blockId="4.[151,1437,993,1051]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89E8CDFC02FE94FC4F" bold="true" box="[151,284,993,1017]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Right lateral view of head of holotype of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFADFF89EAB6FC01FC00FC4F" box="[748,904,994,1017]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89EAB6FC01FC00FC4F" box="[748,904,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20D0F58FFADFF89EBCBFC02FC60FC4F" box="[913,1000,993,1017]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89EBCBFC02FC60FC4F" bold="true" box="[913,1000,993,1017]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
showing color patterning and scalation. Scale bar = 10 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF353EB9FFADFF89E8CDF848FD34F853" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/180800/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" targetBox="[461,1126,1105,1940]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFADFF89E8CDF848FD34F853" blockId="4.[151,1436,1963,2021]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89E8CDF848FE94F875" bold="true" box="[151,284,1963,1987]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Ventral view of right pes of holotype of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFADFF89EA85F84FFCF3F875" box="[735,891,1964,1987]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="25" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89EA85F84FFCF3F875" box="[735,891,1964,1987]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFADFF89EBDEF848FC53F875" bold="true" box="[900,987,1963,1987]" pageId="4" pageNumber="25">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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showing the narrow, undivided proximal scansors typical of this species. Scale bar = 10 mm.
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFACFF88E8CDFD1FFE91FCA2" bold="true" box="[151,281,764,788]" pageId="5" pageNumber="26">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of hindlimbs and tail of holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFACFF88EB88FD1FFBA0FCA2" bold="true" box="[978,1064,764,788]" pageId="5" pageNumber="26">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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illustrating the clearly imbricating caudal scales that this species shared with 
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, 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFACFF88EB19FCC3FC7AFC81" box="[835,1010,800,823]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="26">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
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, and 
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. The short free portion of the digit emerging from the toepads can also be seen. Scale bar = 10 mm.
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFACFF88E89FFC6EFED9FC11" bold="true" box="[197,337,909,935]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="26">Description</emphasis>
—
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The 
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is in generally good condition. The body shape somewhat dorsoventrally flattened. The terminal portion of the tail is slightly bent as an artefact of preservation (
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). The skin on the belly is bit loose. Mouth is slightly open. The 
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is likewise in good condition, although the tail has been broken after preservation (
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). The description is based chiefly on the 
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; the 
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differs significantly form the 
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only in features indicated.
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFACFF88E89FFBB6FA8BFB21" blockId="5.[151,1437,908,2015]" pageId="5" pageNumber="26">Head short (HL/SVL ratio 0.27), wide (HW/HL ratio 0.21), not strongly depressed (HH/HL ratio 0.47), and markedly distinct from neck. Loreal region slightly inflated, canthus rostralis not prominent.</paragraph>
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Snout short (SE/HL ratio 0.39); longer than eye diameter (OD/SE ratio 0.46); scales on snout and fore head granular, keeled, larger than those on occipital region, which are smaller and granular; scales on canthus rostralis slightly larger than those on snout and keeled (
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). Eye small (OD/HL ratio 0.18); pupil vertical with crenulated margins; supraciliaries small, pointed, those at the anterior end of orbit slightly larger. Ear opening semicircular and small; eye to ear distance much greater than diameter of eye (EE/OD ratio 2.00). Rostral slightly wider (
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) than deep (
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), incompletely divided dorsally by weakly developed rostral groove; one enlarged supranasal, internasal single and slightly smaller than supranasal, two postnasals, of which the posterior is larger; rostral in contact with nostril, supralabial I, supranasal, and internasal; nostrils circular, each surrounded by supranasal, rostral, supralabial I and postnasals; 2-3 rows of scales separate orbit from supralabials. Mental triangular; two pairs of postmentals, inner pair single, larger and in contact behind mental; there is a scar on right inner postmental which vaguely continues anteriorly onto the mental; outer postmental small, half the length of the inner; inner postmental bordered anteriorly by first infralabial, medially by mental, anterolaterally by postmental and posterolaterally by a series of three enlarged chin shields, of which the anteriormost, which also contacts the outer postmental, is slightly larger; outer postmental bordered anteriorly by first and second infralabials, medially by inner mental and laterally by four chin shields. Infralabials bordered by a row of equal sized enlarged scales. Supralabials (to midorbital position) 7 (right) – 7 (left); supralabials (to angle of jaw) 9 (right) - 9 (left); infralabials (to angle of jaw) 7 (right) - 7 (left).
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Body moderately elongate (TRL/SVL ratio 0.54), with inconspicuous ventrolateral folds without denticulate scales. Dorsal scales heterogeneous, with small, keeled granules, intermixed with irregularly arranged, slightly larger, trihedral tubercles extending from occipital region to tail; tubercles more or less uniform across dorsum, somewhat less prominent on flanks (
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); 2-4 smaller scales between two adjacent enlarged tubercles. Ventral scales larger than dorsal, smooth, roughly pentagonal to rounded, imbricate, a bit larger on abdomen than on chest (
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); midbody scale rows across belly to lowest row of tubercles 27; gular region with still smaller and granular scales, anterior gular scales are much larger than the rest. There are no precloacal or femoral pores.
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAFFF8BE89FFEDBFD3BFE14" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="27">Scales on palm and sole smooth, rounded; scales on dorsal aspect of fore limb larger than trihedral tubercles on the back, keeled, imbricate; those on the hind limbs heterogeneous, larger than those on the back, intermixed with still larger trihedral tubercles.</paragraph>
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Fore- and hindlimbs relatively short, stout; forearm short (FL/SVL ratio 0.13); tibia short (CL/SVL ratio 0.15); digits moderately short, strongly clawed; all digits of manus and digits I-IV of pes indistinctly webbed, moderately dilated; terminal phalanx of all digits curved, arising angularly from distal portion of expanded lamellar pad, short — less than half as long as associated toepad; scansors beneath each toe undivided, the lamella adjacent to terminal scansor is, however, deeply notched and the two next proximal lamellae are less strongly so (
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); scansors from proximal most at least twice diameter of palmar scales to distalmost divided/notched scansor: 5-7-7-7-7 (right manus), 6-7-8-9-7 (right pes) in 
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, 6-6-8-8-8 (right manus), 6-7-8-9-7 (right pes) in 
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.
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAFFF8BE89FFD13FA8CFC84" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,2018]" pageId="6" pageNumber="27">Relative length of digits (measurements in mm in parentheses): IV (3.15)&gt; III (2.94)&gt; II (2.87)&gt; IV (2.86)&gt; I (2.54) (right manus); IV (4.30)&gt; III (3.81)&gt; V (3.50)&gt; II (3.28)&gt; I (2.31) (right pes).</paragraph>
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Tail strongly constricted at base, notably swollen distal to constriction, tapering to a fine point, tubercular, with a median dorsal furrow, original portion of tail (
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) slightly depressed, oval in section, flat beneath; regenerated portion (
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) not depressed; length of partly regenerated tail less than snout-vent length (TL/SVL ratio 0.70); original part of the tail covered above with large (much larger than those on the dorsum), smooth, pointed, strongly imbricate scales; a series of two to four rows of much larger, pointed, keeled scales on either side of median furrow, beginning on swollen part; constricted portion is covered above with small scales with larger keeled and pointed scales, which are continued from dorsum (
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); ventral scales much larger than above, smooth, pointed and strongly imbricate; one enlarged cloacal spur on either side of tail base. Regenerated portion of tail is covered above with small, pointed, smooth scales, without enlarged keeled scales, below with smaller (than original portion) imbricate, smooth scales.
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Mensural data (
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/ 
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; in mm). SVL 46.4/40.8; TRL 24.9/18.8; BW 11.8/8.4; TL (including regenerated portion) 32.4/36.0; TW 6.3/6.4; FL 6.2/5.9; CL 7.0/6.2; HL 12.5/12.1; HW 9.8/8.2; HH 5.8/5.3; OD 2.2/2.3; EE 4.5/3.6; SE 4.9/4.7; NE 3.7/3.6; IO 4.2/3.8; IN 1.6/1.3.
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAFFF8BE89FFAA4FD9AFAD7" bold="true" box="[197,530,1351,1377]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="27">Coloration (in preservative)</emphasis>
—Dorsal background coloration reddish-brown. A pair of prominent, narrow, cream paravertebral stripes extending from the occiput, where each terminates in a white circular spot, to the sacrum, where they converge somewhat, and onto the original portion of the tail (
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). A series of eight oval markings along the dorsal midline between the pale stripes (nine in 
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; 
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); each oval pale orange with a narrow dark brown border; anterior two ovals above shoulder and in close proximity, with dark borders in contact; sacral marking smaller than others, rounded, contacting both paravertebral stripes; central five ovals subequal and evenly spaced along the body axis. A similar series of oval spots lateral to each paravertebral stripe; seven on left side, eight on right; anteriormost at level of occiput; ovals above shoulder small, increasing in size onto posterior trunk, smaller again over sacrum; each approximately equal in size to corresponding vertebral oval marking. Lateral rows of ovals bordered laterally by a thick, cream colored stripe that bears a series of irregular, dark reddish brown longitudinal dashes and short stripes.
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Dorsum of head reddish brown. Lateral pale body stripes continue onto head, becoming narrower and brighter white, passing above ear and through orbit to rostral scale. Pale lateral stripes bordered below by a thick, dark brown stripe that passes above the ear and through the ventral part of the orbit onto the snout. Posterior to the angle of the jaw a dark narrow stripe passes obliquely beneath the ear opening and onto the anterior forelimb insertion. A second narrow dark stripe parallels the first and extends from the posterior lower jaw onto the ventrolateral margin of the neck (
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). A few small, irregular brown spots occupy the whitish area between these dark stripes and between the dorsal of the stripes and the lower margin of the broad dark lateral stripe. A posteriorly bowed, cream band extending across parietal region from one white lateral stripe to the other, just anterior to the level of the ear. Another, similarly bowed, more whitish transverse band just anterior to eyes, and a third, narrower, straighter band halfway between anterior margin of orbit and tip of snout. Addition, less regular and less pronounced whitish markings above eyes and between the two antorbital transverse bands. In 
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there are two light transverse markings between the occipital and antorbital bands. These, along with the occipital band are incomplete, each consisting of a series of three discrete, darkedged spots representing the continuation of the three rows of ovals of the body dorsum onto the head. Upper half of supralabials and lower half of infralabials with dark brown markings; labial margins pale except for first and second supralabials and rostral.
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Forelimbs predominately reddish brown with irregular, narrow white bands above and below elbows and on hands and digits. Beneath mostly buff above elbow, irregularly striped below elbow, with scattered dark flecks on the base of the palm and distal subdigital scansors. Hindlimbs mottled dark brown on a buff background, resulting in pale, irregular spots above and below knee and alternating banding on feet and digits (
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). Beneath with mottling continuing on thigh and faint dark stripes on shank; scattered fine dark punctuations on sole and subdigital scansors. Light markings on dorsum of limbs forming more discrete spots in 
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.
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Tail dorsum dark reddish brown with a pair of whitish-cream paravertebral stripes and a pair of similar lateral stripes continuing from sacrum. Enlarged, flattened, triangular scales between paravertebral and lateral stripes also whitish, yielding broad, incomplete transverse bands on original portion of tail. Regenerated portion of tail similiarly striped, but lacking enlarged whitish scales and resulting transverse markings (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAEFF8AE89FFC5BFA88FBC4" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
Body venter greyish-buff, semi-translucent, bearing approximately seven, more-or-less complete narrow, brownish longitudinal stripes. Midventral stripe continues across groin and vent and onto tail. Tail venter with a series of five narrow, charcoal stripes, midventral boldest, paraxial faintes, lateral pair intermediate in definition (
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). Venter of chin whitish with numerous faint brown markings, mostly longitudinally oriented. A midventral brown stripe extends from anterior portion of mental scale onto anterior chin shields.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAEFF8AE89FFB9CFD09FA6C" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE89FFB9CFE5CFB2F" bold="true" box="[197,468,1151,1177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE89FFB9CFE3FFB2F" bold="true" box="[197,439,1151,1177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Coloration (in life)</emphasis>
—
</emphasis>
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with dark, almost black dorsal background coloration (
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). Pale paravertebral and lateral stripes a dull pale yellow, lateral stripes on head bright white. Dorsal oval spots and dorsal head markings orangish-red, bolder along vertebral line and on head, lateral rows of ovals and markings on tail and limbs paler. Pale banding on limbs whitish to pale rose. Venter white with pronounced blackish longitudinal stripes and throat and chin markings. 
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with background color less dark: dark brown to dark reddish-brown with blackish margins surrounding dorsal ovals (
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). Ovals and other light markings duller orangish-red, becoming buff faintly tinted with orange on the shoulders, limbs and head. Paler stripes on tail dull reddish-brown alternating with dark brown, almost blackish ground colour. Enlarged scales of tail dorsum a pale yellowish-buff. Iris silvery.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3503DBAFFAEFF8AE89FFA04FE5AF99C" pageId="7" pageNumber="28" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAEFF8AE89FFA04FE5AF99C" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE89FFA04FECEF9B7" bold="true" box="[197,326,1511,1537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Etymology</emphasis>
—The species is named for Satara, the district in the Indian State of Maharashtra within which the 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFAEFF8AE898F9F3FF7DF99C" box="[194,245,1552,1578]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">type</typeStatus>
locality is located.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3503DBAFFAEFF84E89FF9D4FD5FFECC" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="28" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFAEFF8AE89FF9D4FEF3F80C" blockId="7.[151,1437,152,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE89FF9D4FEFDF9E7" bold="true" box="[197,373,1591,1617]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE89FF9D4FED0F9E7" bold="true" box="[197,344,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Distribution</emphasis>
—
</emphasis>
At present this species is only known from the 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFAEFF8AEBC6F9DBFC46F9E4" box="[924,974,1592,1618]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">type</typeStatus>
locality, which lies in the south-central part of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra (
<figureCitation id="137172B4FFAEFF8AEACFF983FD67F9CC" box="[661,751,1632,1658]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="9.[151,255,1024,1048]" captionTargetBox="[507,1079,437,997]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[505,1081,437,998]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 10. Map of Maharastra with district boundaries indicated. A solid dot in the Satara District indicates the type locality of H. sataraensis sp. nov. Inset map of India indicates the relative position of Mahrashtra." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/180804/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). This region is unique in the presence of large laterite or basaltic plateaus on the crests of mountains. Mostly semi-evergreen forest characterises the valley vegetation. Most of the plateaus support sparse vegetation, which is mostly evident in monsoon and in summer they look barren. Apart from their unique ecological features, these plateaus have a unique floral and faunal diversity. The herpetofaunal species seen on these plateaus are mostly the representatives of drier regions such as 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAEFF8AE8CDF8CBFE8EF8F7" box="[151,262,1832,1857]" class="Reptilia" family="Lacertidae" genus="Ophisops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE8CDF8CBFE8EF8F7" box="[151,262,1832,1857]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Ophisops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp., 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AE966F8CBFE3CF8F7" box="[316,436,1832,1857]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Lygosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. and 
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AEA4FF8CBFD40F8F7" box="[533,712,1832,1857]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAEFF8AEA4FF8CBFD4CF8F7" box="[533,708,1832,1857]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Echis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="carinata">Echis carinata</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
But a few plateaus are also home to some unique and uncommon species of amphibians including 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AEA01F8B3FCA2F8DF" box="[603,810,1872,1897]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Bufo koynayensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFAEFF8AEB3FF8B3FB43F8DF" box="[869,1227,1872,1897]" class="Amphibia" family="Caeciliidae" genus="Indotyphlus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gymnophiona" pageId="7" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maharashtraensis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFAEFF8AEB3FF8B3FB43F8DF" box="[869,1227,1872,1897]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">Indotyphlus maharashtraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Giri et al. 2004, pers. obs.). At present, this species appears restricted to the 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFAEFF8AEB16F89BFCF6F824" box="[844,894,1912,1938]" pageId="7" pageNumber="28">type</typeStatus>
locality. It has not been seen on other plateaus near the study area.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA1FF85E8CDFD07FEBDFCA8" blockId="8.[151,1436,740,798]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85E8CDFD07FE92FD4A" bold="true" box="[151,282,740,764]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
Life photograph of holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85EA28FD07FC84FD4D" box="[626,780,740,763]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85EB49FD07FCE0FD4A" bold="true" box="[787,872,740,764]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
showing the bold and highly contrasting life colours of this species.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA1FF85E8CDF923FDF8F94C" blockId="8.[151,1435,1728,1786]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85E8CDF923FE93F96E" bold="true" box="[151,283,1728,1752]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
Life photograph of paratype of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA1FF85EA2CF922FC99F96E" box="[630,785,1729,1752]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85EA2CF922FC99F96E" box="[630,785,1729,1752]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20D0F58FFA1FF85EB43F923FCE7F96E" box="[793,879,1728,1752]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85EB43F923FCE7F96E" bold="true" box="[793,879,1728,1752]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
illustrating an equally complex but less contrasting general coloration pattern than the holotype.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA1FF84E894F8CDFD5FFECC" blockId="8.[151,1437,1838,2024]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1437,152,378]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="30" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85E894F8CDFE2DF8FE" bold="true" box="[206,421,1838,1864]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA1FF85E894F8CDFE00F8FE" bold="true" box="[206,392,1838,1864]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">Natural history</emphasis>
—
</emphasis>
The 
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locality is a well known tourist destination due to the presence of windmills on the plateau (
<figureCitation id="137172B4FFA1FF85E909F8B5FE24F8C6" box="[339,428,1878,1904]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="9.[151,255,1661,1685]" captionTargetBox="[415,1171,1140,1637]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[415,1171,1136,1637]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 11. Type locality of H. sataraensis sp. nov. in highly degraded habitat near Chalakewadi, Satara District. The types were collected under the rocks like those in the foreground. This photograph was taken during the monsoon when vegetation is lushest." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/180805/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="29">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
). The 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFA1FF85E9A6F8B5FDEAF8C6" box="[508,610,1878,1904]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
was caught during daylight hours (10h30) under a small rock on an extensive rocky slope which is bordered by sparse vegetation. The gecko was seen sitting in an ‘S’ shape and remained motionless after its covering rock was removed, making no effort to escape. The 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFA1FF85EC96F845FAB9F876" box="[1228,1329,1958,1984]" pageId="8" pageNumber="29" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
was collected from the same locality in a heap of small rocks. It was quite active. Locals indicated that this gecko is always found under rocks and that it is commonly seen in the drier months of the year. This is reflected in the fact that first author visited this locality twice, once in monsoon and second visit was in winter and encountered only the two 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFA0FF84E925FF0BFE3AFEB4" box="[383,434,232,258]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">type</typeStatus>
specimens. Two eggs (minimum maximum dimension 
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as measured through intact body wall) were seen in the 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFA0FF84EA72FEF3FD07FE9C" box="[552,655,272,298]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
which was collected in 
<date id="FFF448F1FFA0FF84EBF2FEF3FBE1FE9C" box="[936,1129,272,298]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" value="2007-11">November 2007</date>
, suggesting that this is the breeding season for this species and that oviposition occurs in early winter. The 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFA0FF84EC0CFEDBFB1CFEE4" box="[1110,1172,312,338]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">types</typeStatus>
were found sympatrically with 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84E949FE83FE27FECF" box="[275,431,352,378]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brookii">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E949FE83FEA7FECF" box="[275,303,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">H.</emphasis>
cf. 
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E906FE83FE27FECF" box="[348,431,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">brookii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84E9B2FE83FD58FECF" box="[488,720,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Sitana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ponticeriana">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E9B2FE83FD58FECF" box="[488,720,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">Sitana ponticeriana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA0FF84E8CDFBE3FB26FB8C" blockId="9.[151,1436,1024,1083]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E8CDFBE3FEAFFBAE" bold="true" box="[151,295,1024,1048]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Map of Maharastra with district boundaries indicated. A solid dot in the Satara District indicates the type locality of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84E950FBC0FE2CFB8C" box="[266,420,1059,1082]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E950FBC0FE2CFB8C" box="[266,420,1059,1082]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E9F1FBC0FD88FB8D" bold="true" box="[427,512,1059,1083]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20D0F58FFA0FF84E9F1FBC0FD88FB8D" box="[427,512,1059,1083]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Inset map of India indicates the relative position of Mahrashtra.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA0FF84E8CDF99EFEFFF96C" blockId="9.[151,1436,1661,1754]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E8CDF99EFEADF923" bold="true" box="[151,293,1661,1685]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
Type locality of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E987F99DFDF0F923" box="[477,632,1662,1685]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20D0F58FFA0FF84EA25F99EFD5DF923" box="[639,725,1661,1685]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84EA25F99EFD5DF923" bold="true" box="[639,725,1661,1685]" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
in highly degraded habitat near Chalakewadi, Satara District. The types were collected under the rocks like those in the foreground. This photograph was taken during the monsoon when vegetation is lushest.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C3503DBAFFA0FF87E89CF8EBFE3DF9E4" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA0FF87E89CF8EBFCAAFEE4" blockId="9.[151,1436,1800,2026]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1437,152,1618]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E89CF8EBFEC2F894" bold="true" box="[198,330,1800,1826]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">Discussion</emphasis>
— 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA0FF84E932F8EBFD2DF894" author="Carraza" box="[360,677,1800,1826]" pageId="9" pageNumber="34" refString="Carranza, S. &amp; Arnold, E. N. (2006) Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of Hemidactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) elucidated using mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 38, 531 - 545." type="journal article" year="2006">Carraza and Arnold (2006)</bibRefCitation>
established patterns of relationship among several major groups within 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E8B1F8D2FE04F8FC" box="[235,396,1841,1866]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">Hemidactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. This study, however, did not sample the majority of Indian species and of those sampled, none were endemic. The smaller size, relatively elongated body and unique toe morphology indicates that this is a member of the ground dwelling group of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84EB45F862FC48F82C" box="[799,960,1921,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84EB45F862FC48F82C" box="[799,960,1921,1946]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">Hemidactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. These characters are also present in 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84ED25F862FF78F874" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84ED25F862FF78F874" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">H. gracilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84E8A5F84AFE17F874" box="[255,415,1961,1986]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E8A5F84AFE17F874" box="[255,415,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">H. reticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA0FF84E98DF84AFD1FF874" box="[471,663,1961,1986]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albofasciatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84E98DF84AFD1FF874" box="[471,663,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as well as the Indus Delta plain species 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA0FF84EC2CF84AFAD5F874" box="[1142,1373,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="30">Teratolepis fasciata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(taxonomy of this species is under revision, 
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). All of these taxa are ground dwelling and mostly found sheltering under rocks or other cover objects on the ground (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EBE3FF7BFBC6FF04" author="Smith" box="[953,1102,152,178]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Smith, M. A. (1935) The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II. - Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London. xiii + 440 pp., 2 folding maps, 1 pl." type="book" year="1935">Smith, 1935</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EC06FF7BFA1FFF04" author="Grandison" box="[1116,1431,152,178]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Grandison, A. G. C. &amp; Soman, P. W. (1963) Description of a new geckonid lizard from Maharashtra, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 60, 322 - 325, pls. I - II." type="journal article" year="1963">Grandison &amp; Soman 1963</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E8CDFF23FEDAFF6C" author="Anderson" box="[151,338,192,218]" pageId="10" pageNumber="33" refString="Anderson, J. A. (1964) A report on the gecko Teratolepis fasciata (Blyth, 1853). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 61, 161 - 171." type="journal article" year="1964">Anderson 1964</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E93BFF23FD01FF6C" author="Tikader" box="[353,649,192,218]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Tikader, B. K. &amp; Sharma, R. C. (1992) Handbook of Indian Lizards. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. xv + 250 pp., 42 pls." type="book" year="1992">Tikader &amp; Sharma 1992</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EAC3FF23FCF9FF6C" author="Bauer" box="[665,881,192,218]" pageId="10" pageNumber="33" refString="Bauer, A. M., Giri, V., Kehimkar, S. &amp; Agarwal, I. (2005) Notes on Hemidactylus gracilis Blanford 1870, a poorly known Indian gecko. Gekko, 4 (2), 2 - 7." type="journal article" year="2005">Bauer et al. 2005</bibRefCitation>
). Together these species form a monophyletic group (
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) to which 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EA64FF0BFD61FEB7" box="[574,745,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
probably also belongs. Based on superficial resemblance, scale pattern, and overlapping numbers of supralabials and digital scansors, 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EC18FEF3FB79FE9F" box="[1090,1265,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
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may be most closely allied to 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87E902FEDBFD90FEE7" box="[344,536,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
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or perhaps 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EAFBFEDBFC93FEE7" box="[673,795,312,337]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">T. fasciata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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Apart from differences in morphology and colouration, 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EB09FE83FC74FECF" box="[851,1020,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA3FF87EC6FFE83FB7DFECF" box="[1077,1269,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="31" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albofasciatus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EC6FFE83FB7DFECF" box="[1077,1269,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also have differing ecological parameters. 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87E9A3FE6BFCA0FE17" box="[505,808,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">Hemidactylus sataraensis</emphasis>
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is known only from the 
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locality in the Western Ghats. 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87E908FE53FD1FFE7F" box="[338,663,432,457]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">Hemidactylus albofasciatus</emphasis>
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is known from Dorle, Dabhil and Gavkhadi in the Ratnagiri District (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E88EFE3BFD9CFE44" author="Grandison" box="[212,532,472,498]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Grandison, A. G. C. &amp; Soman, P. W. (1963) Description of a new geckonid lizard from Maharashtra, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 60, 322 - 325, pls. I - II." type="journal article" year="1963">Grandison &amp; Soman, 1963</bibRefCitation>
). Recently the first author also recorded this species from near Malwan in the Sindhudurg District. Thus, the distribution of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EAF1FDE3FCE2FDAF" box="[683,874,512,537]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
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is in two coastal districts of Maharashtra. These localities are separated from the 
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locality of 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA3FF87EA94FDCBFCF0FDF7" box="[718,888,552,577]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="31" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sataraensis">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EA94FDCBFCF0FDF7" box="[718,888,552,577]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by approximately 100 airline km. The altitude is also considerably different as 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EA49FDB3FD5BFDDF" box="[531,723,592,617]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. albofasciatus</emphasis>
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is known from sea level to an elevation of about 
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ASL, whereas the 
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locality of 
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is at 
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ASL.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA3FF87E89FFD43FAA3FBC4" blockId="10.[151,1437,152,1618]" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">
Similar ecological parameters distinguish 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EAE1FD43FCEDFD0F" box="[699,869,672,697]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">H. sataraensis</emphasis>
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from 
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<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA3FF87EBEBFD43FB15FD0F" box="[945,1181,672,697]" class="Squamata" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Teratolepis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="10" pageNumber="31" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciata">Teratolepis fasciata</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
with which it shares the same general habitus and colour pattern (a combination of longitidunal stripes and transversely arranged oval markings). The latter species occurs near sea level in the Indus River Delta of 
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(
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; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E8CDFCFBFEBDFC84" author="Minton" box="[151,309,792,818]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Minton, S. A., Jr. (1966) A contribution to the herpetology of West Pakistan. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 134, 27 - 184, pls. 9 - 36." type="journal article" year="1966">Minton 1966</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E919FCFBFE63FC84" author="Mertens" box="[323,491,792,818]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Mertens, R. (1969) Die Amphibien und Reptilien West-Pakistans. Suttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, 197, 1 - 96." type="journal article" year="1969">Mertens 1969</bibRefCitation>
), hundreds of kilometres from the Western Ghats. It is worth noting, however, that there are several questionable records of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EAF5FCA3FCA1FCEF" box="[687,809,832,857]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">T. fasciata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the 
<collectingCountry id="F35D2EA1FFA3FF87EBC4FCA3FBF9FCEC" box="[926,1137,832,858]" name="India" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">Republic of India</collectingCountry>
. 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EC26FCA3FA91FCEC" author="Smith" box="[1148,1305,832,858]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Smith, M. A. (1935) The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II. - Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London. xiii + 440 pp., 2 folding maps, 1 pl." type="book" year="1935">Smith (1935)</bibRefCitation>
recorded a specimen from Shillong in the Khasi Hills of Assam and 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EB19FC8BFB00FC34" box="[835,1160,872,898]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Tikader, B. K. &amp; Sharma, R. C. (1992) Handbook of Indian Lizards. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. xv + 250 pp., 42 pls." type="book">Tikader and Sharma (1992)</bibRefCitation>
repeated this record as well as one from an unspecified locality in Tamil Nadu. Most interestingly, although Blyth (in 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87ED5BFC73FA1CFC1C" author="Jerdon" box="[1281,1428,912,938]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Jerdon, T. C. (1853) Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the peninsular of India. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 22, 462 - 479, 522 - 534." type="journal article" year="1853">Jerdon 1853</bibRefCitation>
) did not specify the origin of the 
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(s) of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87EADEFC5BFD76FC67" box="[644,766,952,977]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">T. fasciata</emphasis>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EB56FC5BFC58FC64" author="Theobald" box="[780,976,952,978]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Theobald, W. (1876) Descriptive Catalogue of the Reptiles of British India. Thacker, Spink and Co., Calcutta. x + 238 + xxxviii + xiii pp." type="book" year="1876">Theobald (1876)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
subsequently stated that the 
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locality was “Jaulnah,” Hyderabad Province [=Jalna, Maharashtra]. The specimen regarded as the 
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87ED0BFC03FF74FB94" author="Das" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Das, I., Dattagupta, B &amp; Gayen, N. C. (1998) History and catalogue of reptile types in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 3, 121 - 172." type="journal article" year="1998">Das et al. 1998</bibRefCitation>
), ZSI 5981, is now in terrible condition and its identity cannot be determined. However, Blyth’s description of “large, imbricated, keeled and pointed scales” on the body dorsum clearly confirms that the 
<typeStatus id="54F1D093FFA3FF87E8CDFBBBFF41FBC4" box="[151,201,1112,1138]" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">type</typeStatus>
of 
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<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87E8AAFBBBFEE2FBC7" box="[240,362,1112,1137]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">T. fasciata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, whether truly from Maharashtra or not, is not referable to 
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</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF56E31FFA3FF87E89FFB63FE3DF9E4" blockId="10.[151,1437,152,1618]" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">
The northern Western Ghats, especially the parts in Maharashtra, are herpetologically relatively unexplored (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E8ABFB4BFE21FB74" author="Giri" box="[241,425,1192,1218]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Giri, V., Wilkinson, M. &amp; Gower, D. J. (2003) A new species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from southern Maharashtra, India, with a key to the species of the genus. Zootaxa, 351, 1 - 10." type="journal article" year="2003">Giri et al. 2003</bibRefCitation>
). This is evident from the fact that in the recent past there were additions of three new species of caecilians and one lizard from this region (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87EB43FB33FC5EFB5C" author="Giri" box="[793,982,1232,1258]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Giri, V., Wilkinson, M. &amp; Gower, D. J. (2003) A new species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from southern Maharashtra, India, with a key to the species of the genus. Zootaxa, 351, 1 - 10." type="journal article" year="2003">Giri et al. 2003</bibRefCitation>
, 2004; Giri 2008; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87ECEFFB33FF5FFAA4" author="Ravichandran" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Ravichandran, M. S., Gower, D. J. &amp; Wilkinson, M. (2003) A new species of Gegeneophis Peters (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa, 350, 1 - 8." type="journal article" year="2003">Ravichandran et al. 2003</bibRefCitation>
). All these new discoveries were the result of localised surveys with moderate search efforts. With intensive and systematic surveys it will be possible to further increase our knowledge of reptiles of the northern Western Ghats. In Maharashtra, there are excellent examples of the highly diverse and intact Western Ghats forests, but in the Satara district the forest is more fragmented and is increasingly degraded by human exploitation (
<bibRefCitation id="EFDB13C0FFA3FF87E8B2FA7BFD86FA04" author="Rodgers" box="[232,526,1432,1458]" pageId="10" pageNumber="34" refString="Rodgers, W. A. &amp; Panwar, H. S. (1988) Planning a Wildlife Protected Area Network in India Vol. II. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun. 267 pp." type="book" year="1988">Rodgers &amp; Panwar 1988</bibRefCitation>
). Though herpetologically unexplored, the occurrence of a new ground dwelling 
<taxonomicName id="4C4A15B2FFA3FF87E89EFA23FEEDFA6F" box="[196,357,1472,1497]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="31" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B93EB223FFA3FF87E89EFA23FEEDFA6F" box="[196,357,1472,1497]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="31">Hemidactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
highlights the uniqueness of this region. 
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this area has large expanses of plateaus, efforts are now being made to confirm the occurrence of this species from other likely areas. In view of tremendous anthropogenic pressure at the 
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locality, immediate attention should be paid to protect this and other likely localities of this species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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