Wildlifeof India
Bangalore Geckoella
Geckos
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Cyrtodactylus srilekhae
Basic stats
Habitat
Dense leaf litter and under stones on the forest floor of mixed deciduous forest on hill slopes
Range
Eastern Ghats and the Mysore plateau: outskirts of Bengaluru and the Melagiri hills on the Karnataka–Tamil Nadu border
Size
Head and body up to 5cm
The Bangalore geckoella is a nocturnal, ground-living gecko endemic to India. It is recorded from the outskirts of Bengaluru and adjacent regions, along the borders of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the Melagiri hills. It is small for its genus, reaching about 5 cm in snout-to-vent length, and is often confused with the Kollegal bent-toed gecko (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in dense leaf litter and hides under stones on the forest floor of mixed deciduous forest on hill slopes, and it lays eggs.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Bangalore Geckoella live in?
- Dense leaf litter and under stones on the forest floor of mixed deciduous forest on hill slopes
- Where is the Bangalore Geckoella found?
- Eastern Ghats and the Mysore plateau: outskirts of Bengaluru and the Melagiri hills on the Karnataka–Tamil Nadu border
- How big is the Bangalore Geckoella?
- Head and body up to 5cm