Kellart's Kandyan Gecko

Hemidactylus pieresii is a gecko species that is only found in Sri Lanka. It was once considered the same as Hemidactylus depressus in 1935 by Smith, but was later recognized as a separate species again in 2012 by Batuwita and Pethiyagoda. This gecko has been recorded in several areas including Kandy, Hiniduma, Yattapatha, Pitadeniya, Sinharaja, Kalugala, and Gannoruwa, mostly in forested and humid regions.

The gecko has a maximum snout-to-vent length of about 79.2 mm and has a moderately long but strong body. It is chocolate brown with a yellow stripe running from the snout to the back of the head and has black lines on the neck. The underside is a dusky white. Its limbs are short and thick, with all toes having claws. The tail has rough, keeled tubercles in whorls and there are enlarged tubercles near the cloaca. It also has small, closely spaced dorsal tubercles and smooth scales on the belly and tail underside.