Wildlifeof India
East Indian Leopard Gecko
Geckos
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Eublepharis hardwickii
Basic stats
Diet
Insects (in captivity)
Range
Eastern India (including Odisha) and Bangladesh
Size
20–23cm
The East Indian leopard gecko, also known as Hardwicke's gecko, is a gecko of the family Eublepharidae, endemic to India and Bangladesh. It reaches 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 cm). The body is covered above with small, irregular, flat scales intermixed with numerous roundish, cone-shaped tubercles, and the ear opening is large (Wikipedia, general species account).
It was reported as common in the 1970s at Tikerpada, a village at 600 m elevation on the Mahanadi river in the Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary, Odisha, where it is called Kalakuta Sapa. In captivity it was found to be timid, accepting a variety of insects and detecting prey by movement. The Reptile Database lists Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Quick answers
- What does the East Indian Leopard Gecko eat?
- Insects (in captivity)
- Where is the East Indian Leopard Gecko found?
- Eastern India (including Odisha) and Bangladesh
- How big is the East Indian Leopard Gecko?
- 20–23cm