Wildlifeof India
Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko
Geckos
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Cyrtodactylus collegalensis
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Dry, mixed or wet forest along hilly tracts; thick leaf litter
Range
Mysore hills, at the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats, South India
The Kollegal bent-toed gecko, or Kollegal ground gecko, is found in and around the Mysore hills at the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats in South India. It was described in 1870 from BR Hills in southern Karnataka and is often confused with the forest spotted gecko (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is mainly ground-dwelling and hides under thick leaf litter, is nocturnal and insect-eating, and lives in dry, mixed or wet forest along hilly tracts. Some species in this group are documented to lay eggs. The Reptile Database lists Karnataka and Kerala.
Quick answers
- What does the Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko live in?
- Dry, mixed or wet forest along hilly tracts; thick leaf litter
- Where is the Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko found?
- Mysore hills, at the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats, South India