Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797)

O, Kyle A., Connell, Aryal, Prakash C., Sherchan, Adarsh M., Dhakal, Bimala, Chaudhary, Hemanta Kumari, Ranabhat, Rishi & Karmacharya, Dibesh, 2019, A herpetological survey of the Kathmandu Valleyı Nepalı and phylogenetic identification of Megophrys (Xenophrys) zhangi, Journal of Natural History 53 (23), pp. 1421-1437 : 1432

Hemidactylus platyurus

Figures 1 and 4 (b), Table 2

specimens examined: CMDN-R 171.

Distribution in the KTM Valley: One specimen was encountered on the west side of Shivapuri National Park.

Remarks: We encountered this species on the outside of a house north west of KTM ( Figures 1 and 4 (b)). Several individuals were congregated around an artificial light source.

Figures

Figure 1. Map showing distributions of species surveyed in the Kathmandu Valley: circles = amphibians, squares = reptiles. Colours are defined as follows, amphibians: dark blue = Duttaphrynus melanostictus, purple = Nanorana liebigii, yellow = Fejervarya syhadrensis, light green = Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, dark green = Euphlyctis cyanophylyctis, orange = Megophrys (Xenophrys) zhangi, red = Microhyla ornata. Reptiles: light purple = Calotes versicolor, light blue = Hemidactylus platyurus, dark blue = Hemidactylus frenatus, dark purple = Herpetoreas platyceps.

Figure 4. Reptile species and select localities from this survey. (a) Hemidactylus frenatus, (b) Hemidactylus platyurus, (c) Herpetoreas platyceps, (d) wetland containing Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Fejervarya syhadrensis, and Microhyla ornata, (e) typical forest habitat observed in the hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley, (f) forest on the eastern edge of Shivapuri National Park, (g) small stream representative of the habitat occupied by both Megophrys zhangi and Nanorana liebigii.