Wildlifeof India
Eublepharis pictus
Geckos
Photo: Image of E. pictus sp. nov. by Gnaneshwar C. H. · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Eublepharis pictus
Basic stats
Habitat
Dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadow
Range
Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
Size
Head and body up to 11.7cm
The painted leopard gecko was discovered in 2022 in Andhra Pradesh, when a dead female was found in a water tank in Visakhapatnam. It lives in dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadow, in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. It can grow to 117 mm in snout-to-vent length (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has 23 to 26 rows of large flat, keeled, tubercle-like scales across the back mixed with smaller scales, and a single pale band between the nape loop and the tail constriction. It is nocturnal and has been seen foraging along trails after dusk, licking surfaces and using its tongue as a sensory organ.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Eublepharis pictus live in?
- Dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadow
- Where is the Eublepharis pictus found?
- Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
- How big is the Eublepharis pictus?
- Head and body up to 11.7cm