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Giri's Geckoella
Cyrtodactylus varadgirii
Giri's geckoella (Cyrtodactylus varadgirii) is a recently described species of gecko that is endemic to parts of Western and central India. It is nocturnal, insectivorous and terrestrial, living in dense leaf-litter on forest floor. It is one of the most widely distributed member of this genus in India, occurring throughout most of Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh.
From the article Giri's geckoella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Small for its genus, C. varadgirii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).
Range & habitat
C. varadgirii is found in parts of western and central India. It is one of the most widely distributed members of this genus in India, occurring throughout most of the state of Maharashtra and parts of the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
C. varadgirii is nocturnal, insectivorous and terrestrial, living in dense leaf-litter on the forest floor.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 554761.