Hemidactylus graniticolus

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.^[2]

Hemidactylus graniticolus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. graniticolus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus graniticolus Agarwal, Giri & Bauer, 2011

Etymology

The species is named graniticolus because it dwells upon the granite rock formations.^[2]