Wildlifeof India
Hemidactylus easai
Geckos
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Hemidactylus easai
Basic stats
Habitat
Banks of the Bhavani River, about 530m
Range
Attapadi, Palakkad district, Kerala (only known locality)
Size
Head and body up to 10.7cm
Easa's rock gecko is a large-bodied gecko endemic to the Western Ghats of Kerala, known only from its type locality at Attapadi, Palakkad district, on the banks of the Bhavani River at about 530 m. The snout-to-vent length reaches 107 mm in the type series (Wikipedia, general species account).
The back is mixed, with roughly circular granular scales and 17 or 18 lengthwise rows of enlarged, strongly keeled tubercles at midbody. Males have 24 to 30 femoral pores on each side, separated by two to four poreless scales.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Hemidactylus easai live in?
- Banks of the Bhavani River, about 530m
- Where is the Hemidactylus easai found?
- Attapadi, Palakkad district, Kerala (only known locality)
- How big is the Hemidactylus easai?
- Head and body up to 10.7cm