| Giri's geckoella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. varadgirii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus varadgirii | |
Giri's geckoella (Cyrtodactylus varadgirii) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.
The specific name, varadgirii, is in honour of Indian herpetologist Varad Giri. [1]
C. varadgirii is found in parts of western and central India. It is one of the most widely distributed member of this genus in India, occurring throughout most of the state of Maharashtra and parts of the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. [1]
C. varadgirii is nocturnal, insectivorous and terrestrial, living in dense leaf-litter on the forest floor. [1]
Small for its genus, C. varadgirii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in). [1]
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