Wildlifeof India
Cyrtodactylus aravindi
Geckos
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Cyrtodactylus aravindi
Basic stats
Habitat
Leaf litter, shrubs, mud paths and rubber, coffee and coconut plantations in hilly terrain
Range
Agasthyamalai hill range, southern Western Ghats
Aravind's ground gecko is endemic to the Western Ghats of India and is currently known from only two places about 20 km apart in the Agasthyamalai hill range. It is nocturnal, and the type series was collected from the ground at night (Wikipedia, general species account).
Specimens were found at the base of shrubs, in leaf litter under banyan trees and on vegetated mud paths, in hilly terrain with rubber plantations mixed with coffee and coconut. The Reptile Database lists Tamil Nadu.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Cyrtodactylus aravindi live in?
- Leaf litter, shrubs, mud paths and rubber, coffee and coconut plantations in hilly terrain
- Where is the Cyrtodactylus aravindi found?
- Agasthyamalai hill range, southern Western Ghats