Wildlifeof India
Altiphylax stoliczkai
Geckos
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Altiphylax stoliczkai
Basic stats
Habitat
Desert, grassland and rocky areas, 2,300–3,700m
Range
India (Jammu and Kashmir, Dras, Ladakh), western China and Pakistan
The frontier bow-fingered gecko, also called the Baltistan gecko or Karakoram gecko, is a gecko endemic to South Asia. It is found in India (Kashmir, Dras, Ladakh) and western China, and its preferred habitats are desert, grassland and rocky areas, at altitudes of 2,300–3,700 m. It lays eggs (Wikipedia, general species account).
The type locality is Karoo, north of Dras, Kashmir. The account used here gives no information on its appearance or diet.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Altiphylax stoliczkai live in?
- Desert, grassland and rocky areas, 2,300–3,700m
- Where is the Altiphylax stoliczkai found?
- India (Jammu and Kashmir, Dras, Ladakh), western China and Pakistan