Wildlifeof India
Giri's Geckoella
Geckos
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Cyrtodactylus varadgirii
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Dense leaf litter on the forest floor
Range
Western and central India: most of Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
Size
Head and body up to 5.5cm
Giri's geckoella is a small gecko endemic to India and one of the most widely distributed members of its genus in the country. It is nocturnal, insect-eating and ground-living, in dense leaf litter on the forest floor. It may reach a snout-to-vent length of 5.5 cm, small for its genus, and it lays eggs (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs throughout most of Maharashtra and in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
Quick answers
- What does the Giri's Geckoella eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Giri's Geckoella live in?
- Dense leaf litter on the forest floor
- Where is the Giri's Geckoella found?
- Western and central India: most of Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
- How big is the Giri's Geckoella?
- Head and body up to 5.5cm