{"id":71112,"date":"2025-10-30T14:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71112"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:07:20","slug":"hemiphyllodactylus-venkatadri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hemiphyllodactylus-venkatadri\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemiphyllodactylus Venkatadri"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hemiphyllodactylus Venkatadri Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of slender gecko and named it as Hemiphyllodactylus Venkatadri.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hemiphyllodactylus Venkatadri<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of slender Gecko belonging to the <\/span><b>genus Hemiphyllodactylus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered from <\/span><b>Tirumala hill ranges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the <\/span><b>Seshachalam biosphere reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It derives its name from the sacred <\/span><b>Venkatadri Hills.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>second slender gecko species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recorded from Andhra Pradesh, after <\/span><b>Hemiphyllodactylus arakuensis.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Hemiphyllodactylus Venkatadri<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venkatadri slender geckos are considered \u201csmall,\u201d reaching just <\/span><b>over 2 inches in length.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their limbs are short, and they have \u201c<\/span><b>spurs\u201d at the base of their tails<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Tirupati-Kadapa hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are one of the major landscapes of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/difference-between-western-ghats-and-eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Eastern Ghats<\/strong><\/a> of Southern Andhra Pradesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was designated <\/span><b>Biosphere Reserve in 2010.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ranges have <\/span><b>typical gorges and gaps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to faulting and stream erosion resulting in discontinuous ranges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest hill peak is <\/span><b>Tellaralla penta.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises <\/span><b>famous sacred shrines collectively<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called as Tirumala hills are the abode of<\/span><b> Lord Venkateswara or Balaji.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/hyderabad\/new-species-of-slender-gecko-discovered-in-tirumala-hills\/articleshow\/124916497.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hemiphyllodactylus Venkatadri is a new species of slender Gecko belonging to the genus Hemiphyllodactylus. 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