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Aravind’s ground gecko
August 24 , 2022
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- A new species of bent-toed gecko discovered recently from the Agasthyamalai hills in the Western Ghats.
- The name of this new gecko has been given in the name of well-known malacologist N.A. Arvind as Aravind’s ground gecko.
- The new species has been described based on its distinctness in the morphological and molecular DNA data.
- Its scientific name is Cyrtodactylus aravindi.
- Currently, Aravind’s ground gecko has so far been found only at two locations, Muppanddal and Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district.
- It is falling within the Agasthyamalai biosphere reserve in Tamil Nadu.
- Geckos are reptiles, that are found on all continents except Antarctica.
- Indian Golden Gecko, belonging to family Gekkonidae, is native to India states of Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh.
- Tokay Gecko, belonging to family Gekkonidae, is widespread in Indo-Malayan region.
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