Wildlifeof India
Indian Day Gecko
Geckos
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Cnemaspis indica
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
High-elevation grasslands and montane forests, above 1,800m; rock-dwelling
Range
Western Ghats of South India: Nilgiri Hills (including Ooty and Mukurthi National Park) and Silent Valley National Park
The Indian day gecko, or Nilgiri dwarf gecko, is a diurnal, insect-eating, rock-dwelling gecko found in the high-elevation grasslands and montane forests of the Western Ghats in South India, above 1,800 m (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs in the Nilgiri Hills, including Ooty and Mukurthi National Park in Tamil Nadu, and in Silent Valley National Park in Kerala. The account used here gives no information on size or breeding.
Quick answers
- What does the Indian Day Gecko eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Indian Day Gecko live in?
- High-elevation grasslands and montane forests, above 1,800m; rock-dwelling
- Where is the Indian Day Gecko found?
- Western Ghats of South India: Nilgiri Hills (including Ooty and Mukurthi National Park) and Silent Valley National Park