New Lizard Species found in Kanker, Chattisgarh
Q. A new species of rock dwelling lizard has been found in Kanker district of Chattisgarh What is its name?- Published on 02 Oct 15a. Kaner Rock Gecko
b. Hermidactylus yajurvedi
c. Both are the same
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Both are the same
Researchers have found a new species of rock dwelling lizard at Chattisgarh’s Kanker. Finding was led by scientists of the ZSI Kozhikode and published in international journal Zootaxa. The new gecko species has been called Kanker Rock Gecko/Hemidactylus yajurvedi. This lizard is large sized and has a snout-vent length of up to 98 mm and is the 27th species belonging to this genre found in India. Discovery was made by ZSI in collaboration with other institutions and research organisations such as TIFR, IISc and Centre for Ecological Sciences. With close to 121 species distributed along the tropics and subtropical region, this is one of the most species rich gekkonid genera. A new species was revealed following morphological and molecular examination. The new species has been located at 5 places in Chattisgarh. The species has been named after Hanumanth Narasimhachar Yajurvedi, professor, department of studies and research in Zoology at Manasagangotri, University of Mysore.
