Wildlifeof India
Andaman Giant Gecko
Geckos
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Gekko verreauxi
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Trees, tree logs and crop fields
Range
Andaman Islands (and, per the account, the neighbouring Nicobars)
Size
Over 30cm in total
The Andaman giant gecko reaches a total length of more than one foot (30 cm), making it one of the world's largest geckos. It is commonly found on trees, tree logs and in crop fields, hiding by day in cavities or under bark plates of trees and coming out after sunset to prey on insects. It is shy and well camouflaged (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India, though the account also calls it indigenous to the neighbouring Nicobar Islands. It lays eggs.
Quick answers
- What does the Andaman Giant Gecko eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Andaman Giant Gecko live in?
- Trees, tree logs and crop fields
- Where is the Andaman Giant Gecko found?
- Andaman Islands (and, per the account, the neighbouring Nicobars)
- How big is the Andaman Giant Gecko?
- Over 30cm in total